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Code · U.S. Code · Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · CHAPTER 3— NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, TREE, AND BIRD · § 302

§ 302. National motto

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“In God we trust” is the national motto.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 107–293, § 3(a), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2060.)
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  • Pub. L. 105–225
  • 112 Stat. 1263
  • Pub. L. 107–293, § 3(a)
  • 116 Stat. 2060
  • Pub. L. 107–293
  • Pub. L. 107–293, § 3(b)
  • 116 Stat. 2061
  • section 3 of Pub. L. 107–293
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National motto
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–225
Stat.112 Stat. 1263
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–293, § 3(a)
Stat.116 Stat. 2060
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