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OK HR1064
Resolution
Status
5/16/2014
Primary Sponsor
Sean Roberts
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AI Summary
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Oklahoma House Resolution 1064 officially recognizes 2014 as the 60th anniversary of adding "under God" to the United States Pledge of Allegiance
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Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan introduced the bill on February 10, 1954, timed to mark the five-year anniversary of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty's imprisonment by Communists in Hungary
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Congress passed the amendment with a unanimous vote, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower supported it after hearing Reverend George Docherty preach that the phrase originated in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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The phrase "under God" was first recited as part of the Pledge of Allegiance on Flag Day, June 14, 1954
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Adopted by the Oklahoma House of Representatives on May 15, 2014, with sponsorship from 101 state legislators
Legislative Description
Recognizing the year 2014 as 60th anniversary of addition of "under God" to the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
General Legislation
Last Action
Enrolled, signed, filed with Secretary of State
5/16/2014