IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 852 
Recognizing and commending Biblica for contributions made to the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2009 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. 
BARTLETT, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Geor-
gia, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HARPER, 
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 
POSEY, and Mr. WAMP) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and commending Biblica for contributions made 
to the United States, and for other purposes. 
Whereas, on December 4, 1809, a small group of concerned 
citizens met in lower Manhattan to discuss how to make 
the Bible available to the residents of the city and formed 
the New York Bible Society, beginning an organization 
that has been woven into the fabric of United States cul-
ture for 200 years; 
Whereas the New York Bible Society provided Scripture for 
members of the United States Armed Forces in each con-
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flict, foreign and domestic, since the War of 1812, and 
in partnership with the United States military chap-
laincy, distributed more than 1,000,000 Bibles to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces looking for courage, guidance, 
and comfort; 
Whereas when the gates of Ellis Island opened in 1890, the 
New York Bible Society greeted new immigrants with a 
copy of Scripture in their native language, and over the 
60 years that followed, provided an average of 160,000 
copies of Scripture each year to immigrants; 
Whereas in 1962, John Glenn lifted off into space with a 
Bible he received from the New York Bible Society; 
Whereas in 1968, the New York Bible Society sponsored the 
Committee on Bible Translation, a group responsible for 
creating the New International Version, which is now the 
most widely distributed, contemporary English version in 
the world, with more than 300,000,000 copies in circula-
tion; 
Whereas the New York Bible Society moved to Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, in 1988 and became the International 
Bible Society; 
Whereas following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Inter-
national Bible Society distributed more than 800,000 
copies of Scripture to those seeking hope and comfort 
during one of the darkest moments in United States his-
tory; 
Whereas the International Bible Society provided Scripture to 
disaster survivors worldwide, including victims of Hurri-
cane Katrina and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; 
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Whereas the International Bible Society merged with Living 
Bibles International and Send the Light and today oper-
ates as Biblica; 
Whereas Biblica is one of the largest distributors of Bibles 
and biblical resources in the world, operates in 54 coun-
tries, and has translated the Bible into more than 100 
languages; and 
Whereas Biblica is the leading provider of Bible translations 
on the Internet, providing the Bible in 29 languages to 
more than 100,000,000 Internet users annually: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Biblica as an integral part of 
United States history; and 
(2) commends Biblica for the contributions it 
has made to the United States. 
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