IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 336 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 27, 2023 Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. STEWART, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should recognize Robert Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United States Congress. Whereas Robert Aitken’s Bible is the first known English- language Bible to be printed in North America; Whereas, on January 21, 1781, Robert Aitken presented a memorial petition to Congress offering to print an edition of the Holy Scriptures to be used in schools; Whereas, on September 12, 1782, the Committee on Con- gress issued a resolution which approved the ‘‘pious and laudable undertaking of Mr. Aitken, as subservient to the interest of religion, as well as an instance of the progress VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Apr 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR336.IH HR336 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 336 IH of arts in this country’’, and recommended this edition of the Bible to the inhabitants of the United States; and Whereas Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress, signed the resolution of the Aitken Bible issued on September 12, 1782: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives that the House should recognize Robert 2 Aitken’s Bible as a historical document of the United 3 States Congress. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Apr 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR336.IH HR336 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS