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Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-09-02 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This joint resolution proposes an annual Day of the Bible, with September 12 identified in its introductory statements. It would require the President to issue a proclamation each year and encourage schools and community institutions to hold programs about the Bible’s historical and cultural significance. Participation by individual people would be optional.
Whereas recognizing September 12 annually as The Day of the Bible provides an opportunity
encourages schools, civic institutions, and community organizations to observe this day with appropriate educational, historical, and cultural programs and activities that highlight the Bible’s significance in our Nation’s past and present
the President shall issue each year a proclamation designating The Day of the Bible on which the people of the United States may observe the anniversary of the Congressional approval of the Aitken Bible and participate in activities that highlight the Bible’s significance in our Nation’s past and present.
The introductory statements present the Bible’s influence on American heritage and the stated congressional approval of the Aitken Bible on September 12, 1782, as reasons for the observance. These are the resolution’s stated historical premises.
Whereas the Bible has long been a foundational text in shaping the moral, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the United States;
Whereas September 12, 1782, marks a historic milestone in American history when the Congress of the United States, during the American Revolutionary War, officially approved the publication of the first complete English-language Bible printed in America, known as the Aitken Bible or The Bible of the Revolution;
The resolution would express Congress’s support for designating a Day of the Bible in the United States.
Congress— (A) expresses support for the designation of The Day of the Bible in the United States of America;
Schools, civic institutions, and community organizations would be encouraged, rather than required, to offer educational, historical, and cultural activities highlighting the Bible’s significance in the country’s past and present.
encourages schools, civic institutions, and community organizations to observe this day with appropriate educational, historical, and cultural programs and activities that highlight the Bible’s significance in our Nation’s past and present
The President would be required to issue an annual proclamation designating the observance. People could choose to commemorate the anniversary of congressional approval of the Aitken Bible and participate in related activities.
the President shall issue each year a proclamation designating The Day of the Bible on which the people of the United States may observe the anniversary of the Congressional approval of the Aitken Bible and participate in activities that highlight the Bible’s significance in our Nation’s past and present.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated December 19, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 2, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-19T09:07:30Z. 2025-09-02: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-09-02: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-09-02. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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No unrelated provision or policy attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment beyond the observance’s main purpose was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
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