Bill Text: IL SR1523 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Reaffirms that the national motto of the United States of America is, and should continue to be, "In God We Trust" and encourages its use by the citizens of the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Referred to Assignments [SR1523 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1523-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the | ||||||
| 3 | United States of America; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The phrase appears to have originated in "The | ||||||
| 5 | Star-Spangled Banner", written during the War of 1812; during | ||||||
| 6 | the American Civil War, the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry for the | ||||||
| 7 | Union Army assumed the motto as a battle cry on September 17, | ||||||
| 8 | 1862 during the Battle of Antietam; the motto first appeared on | ||||||
| 9 | U.S. coins in 1864; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In 1956, the United States and the Soviet Union | ||||||
| 11 | were in the midst of the Cold War and the U.S. wished to | ||||||
| 12 | distinguish itself from the Soviet Union, who promoted state | ||||||
| 13 | atheism; the 84th Congress passed a joint resolution declaring | ||||||
| 14 | "In God We Trust" as the national motto of the country, which | ||||||
| 15 | was signed into law by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Following the September 11, 2011 terrorist | ||||||
| 18 | attacks, many public schools across the United States posted | ||||||
| 19 | "In God We Trust" framed posters in their libraries, | ||||||
| 20 | cafeterias, and classrooms; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of its adoption, | ||||||
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| 1 | the United States Senate reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the | ||||||
| 2 | official national motto of the country; in 2011, the U.S. House | ||||||
| 3 | of Representatives passed a similar resolution; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The phrase has been incorporated into many hymns | ||||||
| 5 | and religious and patriotic songs, and continues to be used in | ||||||
| 6 | countless areas of American life; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we reaffirm that the | ||||||
| 9 | national motto of the United States of America is, and should | ||||||
| 10 | continue to be, "In God We Trust" and we encourage its use by | ||||||
| 11 | the citizens of the State of Illinois.
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