Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§302 National motto
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part Part A— - Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, TREE, AND BIRD › § 302
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Title 36, §302
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
“In God we trust” is the national motto.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30236:186.July 30, 1956, ch. 795, 70 Stat. 732.
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Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–293 reenacted section catchline and text without change.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Reaffirmation of Language Pub. L. 107–293, § 3(b), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2061, provided that: “In codifying this subsection [probably should be “section”, meaning section 3 of Pub. L. 107–293, which amended this section], the Office of the Law Revision Counsel shall make no change in section 302, title 36, United States Code, but shall show in the historical and statutory notes that the 107th Congress reaffirmed the exact language that has appeared in the Motto for decades.”
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36 U.S.C. § 302
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73