Public Law 84-851

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Act of Congress United States federal statute

Public Law 84-851 is a 1956 United States federal statute that officially established "In God We Trust" as the national motto and mandated its inscription on U.S. currency.

Aliases (1)

Public laws of the 84th United States Congress ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Congress → United States federal statute →
appliesTo	United States coins → United States paper currency → all forms of U.S. currency produced after enactment →
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States →
category	1956 in American law → United States federal legislation on religion → United States national symbols →
codifiedIn	31 U.S.C. § 5112(d)(1) → 36 U.S.C. § 302 →
codifies	"In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States →
congressNumber	84th Congress →
country	United States →
dateEnacted	1956-07-30 →
dateSigned	1956-07-30 →
effect	designated "In God We Trust" as the primary national motto →
enactedBy	84th United States Congress →
establishes	"In God We Trust" as the national motto of the United States →
hasMottoText	In God We Trust →
historicalContext	adopted during heightened religious and ideological competition with the Soviet Union →
implementedBy	Bureau of Engraving and Printing → United States Department of the Treasury → United States Mint →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
languageOfTitle	English →
legalForm	statute →
legalStatusOfMotto	official national motto of the United States →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
mandatesInscription	"In God We Trust" on United States currency →
mottoDeclared	"In God We Trust" →
nationalMottoOf	United States →
predecessorMotto	"E pluribus unum" →
publicLawNumber	84-851 →
reaffirms	use of "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins →
relatedTo	Pledge of Allegiance → religious references in United States national symbols →
scope	nationwide →
shortDescription	Law establishing "In God We Trust" as the national motto of the United States →
signedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
signingPresident	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
statutesAtLargeCitation	70 Stat. 732 →
subject	United States currency inscriptions → national motto of the United States →
timePeriod	Cold War →
topic	United States national symbols → church and state in the United States →
typeOfLegislation	public law →
yearOfEnactment	1956 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
84-851 →	hasDesignation
84-851 ("Public laws of the 84th United States Congress") →	isPartOfSeries
In God We Trust →	legalBasis