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MO HCR17
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mike Kelley
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AI Summary
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Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 17 formally recognizes February 10, 1954, as the anniversary of when "under God" was added to the United States Pledge of Allegiance
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Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan introduced the original federal bill on February 10, 1954, coinciding with the five-year anniversary of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty's imprisonment by Communists in Hungary
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Congress passed the amendment unanimously, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower supported the change after hearing Reverend George Docherty connect the phrase to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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The amended Pledge of Allegiance was first recited on Flag Day, June 14, 1954
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The resolution directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to prepare inscribed copies for members of the Missouri Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Recognizes February 10, 1954, as the anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance
Last Action
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
4/16/2015