House Joint Resolution
H.J.Res. 118
Expressing support for designating September 12, 2025, as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States of America.
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cloud
R - TX
Cosponsors
23
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This joint resolution designates September 12, 2025 as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States. It commemorates September 12, 1782, when Congress approved publication of the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in America during the Revolutionary War.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Expressing support for designating September 12, 2025, as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States of America.
This joint resolution designates September 12, 2025 as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States. It commemorates September 12, 1782, when Congress approved publication of the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in America during the Revol
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This joint resolution designates September 12, 2025 as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States. It commemorates September 12, 1782, when Congress approved publication of the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in America during the Revolutionary War.
- Bill Number
- 118
- Introduced
- 9/2/2025
- Status
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Policy Area
- Government Operations and Politics
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- Title
- Expressing support for designating September 12, 2025, as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States of America.
- Bill Number
- 118
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced
- 9/2/2025
- Summary
- This joint resolution designates September 12, 2025 as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States. It commemorates September 12, 1782, when Congress approved publication of the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in America during the Revolutionary War.
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