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Resolution
Status
4/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Ogles
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AI Summary
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House Resolution expressing that Robert Aitken's Bible should be recognized as a historical document of the United States Congress
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Robert Aitken's Bible was the first known English-language Bible printed in North America
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On January 21, 1781, Robert Aitken petitioned Congress to print an edition of the Holy Scriptures for use in schools
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On September 12, 1782, the Continental Congress approved a resolution endorsing Aitken's undertaking as "subservient to the interest of religion" and recommended the Bible to U.S. inhabitants
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The 1782 resolution was signed by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress
Legislative Description
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken's Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress.
Arts, culture, religion
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
4/30/2025