,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#b1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4       
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1    
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,thune1 
,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 and ,mr4      
,enzi7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing the opening  
of the nonsectarian ,museum of the      
,bible in ,washington1 ,d4,c41 the only 
museum of its size and scope in the     
world devoted exclusively to the ,bible4
  ,whereas the ,bible has played a      
prominent role in the culture of the    
,united ,states and has been a          
significant influence throughout the    
history of our ,nation2 ,whereas1 in    
#aief1 ,congress passed a ,joint        
,resolution adopting ,in ,god ,we ,trust
 as the official motto of the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1 ,congress  

passed the ,joint ,resolution entitled  
,joint ,resolution authorizing and      
requesting the ,president to proclaim   
#aihc as the ,year of the ,bible        
7,public ,law #ig-bhj71 finding that the
 ,bible has made a unique contribution  
in shaping the ,united ,states as a     
distinctive and blessed nation and      
people2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ag1     
#bjag1 the ,museum of the ,bible opened 
a #dcj1jjj square foot nonprofit museum 
in ,washington1 ,d4,c41 #c blocks from  
the ,capitol1 and will be free to all   
visitors2 ,whereas the ,museum of the   
,bible is a nonsectarian institution    
that does not promote any faith or      
denomination2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1 the   
architectural concept submission for the
 ,museum of the ,bible was approved by  
the ,commission of ,fine ,arts1 the     
local ,washington1 ,d4,c41 ,advisory    
,neighborhood ,commission1 and the      
,historic ,preservation ,review ,board1 
and the primary building of the ,museum 
of the ,bible was awarded historical    

status by the ,historic ,preservation   
,review ,board2 ,whereas the ,museum of 
the ,bible will have #c primary exhibit 
floors focused on the history1          
narrative1 and impact of the ,bible2    
,whereas the entrance to the ,museum of 
the ,bible will feature two             
#dj-;foot-tall bronze panels that       
contain the first lines of ,genesis in  
,latin1 as originally printed in the    
,gutenberg ,bible1 and art glass panels 
featuring a papyrus containing the #aith
 psalm2 and ,whereas the ,museum of the 
,bible is an innovative1 global1        
nonsectarian educational institution the
 purpose of which is to permit all      
people to engage with the ,bible3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the opening of the      
,museum of the ,bible in ,washington1   
,d4,c41 the first nonsectarian museum of
 its kind in the capital of the ,united 
,states focused exclusively on the      
history1 narrative1 and impact of the   
,bible2 and  7#b7 commends the          

leadership1 staff1 scholars1 designers1 
construction workers1 and volunteers who
 worked tirelessly to realize the goal  
of opening a museum1 free to the public1
 with the nonsectarian purpose of       
inviting all people to engage with the  
,bible4