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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress.

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Introduced:
Apr 30, 2025
Policy Area:
Arts, Culture, Religion

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Apr 30, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025

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Introduced in House

Apr 30, 2025

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Length: 1,865 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Apr 30, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:23 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 365 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 365

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House
should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical document of the
United States Congress.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2025

Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Moore of
Alabama) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration

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RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House
should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical document of the
United States Congress.

Whereas Robert Aitken's Bible is the first known English-language Bible to be
printed in North America;
Whereas, on January 21, 1781, Robert Aitken presented a memorial petition to
Congress offering to print an edition of the Holy Scriptures to be used
in schools;
Whereas, on September 12, 1782, the Committee on Congress issued a resolution
which approved the ``pious and laudable undertaking of Mr. Aitken, as
subservient to the interest of religion, as well as an instance of the
progress of arts in this country'', and recommended this edition of the
Bible to the inhabitants of the United States; and
Whereas Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress, signed the
resolution of the Aitken Bible issued on September 12, 1782: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the House should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical
document of the United States Congress.
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