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H.Res. 365

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

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365, “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress”, was introduced in the House on Apr 30, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.Res. 365 has 3 co-sponsors.

hres365/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HRES 365 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IV  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. RES. 365  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    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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress.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
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress.

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  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed House

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) sponsors H.Res. 365, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Res. 365 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.Res. 365 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

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

Votes

H.Res. 365 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.Res. 365 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Res. 365 under Arts, Culture, Religion, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Res. 365’s is Arts, Culture, Religion.

hres365/policy-areas.txt
Arts, Culture, ReligionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com