introduced the House companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s In God We Trust Act, which requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all federal buildings
Require the General Services Administration to display or inscribe the national motto, "In God We Trust," on all federal buildings.
Occurrences
Farm, Food, and National Security Act
introduced the House companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) In God We Trust Act, which requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all federal buildings
introduced the House companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) In God We Trust Act, which requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all federal buildings
Evidence
By Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROSE, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MCGUIRE, and Mr. BABIN): H.R. 8826. A bill to require the Administrator of General Services to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all Federal buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the House companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) In God We Trust Act, which requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all federal buildings.
By Mr. HAWLEY: S. 2736. A bill to require the Administrator of General Services to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all Federal buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
H.R. 8826 was introduced by Mrs. Miller of Illinois and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure.
Miller announced a House companion bill requiring GSA to display or inscribe the motto on all federal buildings.
The bill would require GSA to display the national motto on every public building within one year after enactment.
Congress.gov lists S.2736 as Introduced, with latest action read twice and referred to committee.
S.2736 would require the Administrator of General Services to display or inscribe the national motto on all Federal buildings.
The National Archives list shows 119th Congress second-session public laws through Public Law 119-94.
The National Archives public law list, last reviewed June 10, 2026, lists enacted laws through Public Law 119-98 and does not include H.R. 8826 or any enacted In God We Trust Act.
Miller's official release says she introduced the House companion bill, which would require the General Services Administration to display or inscribe the national motto on all federal buildings.
The National Archives public law list, last reviewed June 15, 2026, lists enacted laws through Public Law 119-99 and does not include H.R. 8826 or any enacted In God We Trust Act.
Mary Miller’s official House release says she introduced the House companion to the In God We Trust Act, a bill that would direct GSA to display or inscribe the national motto on all federal buildings if enacted.
The National Archives public-law register, last reviewed June 15, 2026, lists enacted laws through Public Law 119-99 and does not include H.R. 8826 or any In God We Trust Act enactment.
Assessments
Mary Miller introduced H.R. 8826 to require GSA to display or inscribe the national motto on all federal buildings, which is a direct and serious legislative attempt matching the claim. The available evidence shows only introduction and referral to committee, and the official public-law register through June 2026 does not show the bill enacted. That means the promised outcome was not delivered in office.
Mary E. Miller materially pursued the promise by introducing H.R. 8826 on May 14, 2026, a bill that directly would require the General Services Administration to display or inscribe "In God We Trust" on all federal buildings. But introduction and committee referral are only legislative effort, not delivery. As of the National Archives public-law register last reviewed June 15, 2026, enacted laws ran through Public Law 119-99 and did not include H.R. 8826 or any enacted In God We Trust Act. Under the federal-office standard, this is a serious same-term attempt that failed to produce the promised outcome, so it counts as never delivered with effort credit.
Mary Miller did materially advance the proposal by introducing H.R. 8826, a House companion bill matching the claim, but the evidence shows only introduction and referral to committee. The National Archives public law list through June 10, 2026 does not show the bill enacted, so the promised nationwide GSA mandate was not delivered. This is a serious legislative attempt that failed to become law, so it counts as never rather than delivered.
Mary E. Miller introduced H.R. 8826, a House bill matching the promise by requiring GSA to display or inscribe “In God We Trust” on all federal buildings, and a Senate companion also existed. However, the measures had only been introduced and referred to committee, and the current public-law list through Public Law 119-94 does not include H.R. 8826 or an enacted In God We Trust Act. This is a serious legislative attempt but not a fulfilled policy outcome.
The evidence shows Mary Miller took direct legislative action on this promise by introducing H.R. 8826 on May 14, 2026, a bill that specifically would require the General Services Administration to display or inscribe 'In God We Trust' on all federal buildings. Her official press release and the Congressional Record confirm the bill’s substance matches the claim. However, the evidence provided shows introduction and referral only, with no enactment into law or implemented requirement for all federal buildings. Under the rubric, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised outcome is scored as never, with effort_badge true.