,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aehf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,gohm]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4  
,b>ton1 & ,mr4 ,scalise7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,ar*itect ( !      
,capitol to acquire & place a hi/orical 
plaque to be p]man5tly display$ 9       
,national ,/atu>y ,hall recogniz+ ! sev5
 decades ( ,*ri/ian *ur* s]vices be+    
held 9 ! ,capitol f #ahjj to #ahfh1 :i* 
includ$ att5dees ,james ,madison &      
,?omas ,jeff]son4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,congressional     
,hope = ,uni=m ,recognition ( ,*ri/ian  
,h]itage 7,,*ur*7 ,act ( #bjac4  #b4    
,acquisition & ,display ( ,hi/orical    
,plaque ,recogniz+ ! ,sev5 ,decades (   
,*ri/ian ,*ur* ,s]vices ,be+ ,held 9 !  
,capitol  7a7 ,acquisition ,! ,ar*itect 
( ! ,capitol %all ent] into an agreem5t 
) a private entity = ! design &         
fabrication ( a hi/orical plaque to be  

p]man5tly display$ 9 ,national ,/atu>y  
,hall recogniz+ ! sev5 decades (        
,*ri/ian *ur* s]vices be+ held 9 !      
,capitol f #ahjj to #ahfh4  7b7 ,design 
,! plaque design$ & fabricat$ pursuant  
to ! agreem5t ent]$ into "u subsection  
7a7 %all be ( su* size & design z may be
 provid$ "u ! t]ms ( ! agreem5t1 except 
t ! plaque %all conta9 ! foll[+ /atem5t3
  ,! fir/ ,*ri/ian *ur* s]vices 9 !     
,capitol 7 held :5 ! ,gov]nm5t mov$ to  
,wa%+ton 9 ! fall ( #ahjj4 ,!y 7        
conduct$ 9 ! ,hall ( ! ,h\se 9 ! nor? w+
 ( ! build+4 ,9 #ahja1 ! ,h\se mov$ !   
*ur* s]vices to tempor>y qu>t]s 9 ! s\? 
w+1 call$ ! ,ov51 :i* x vacat$ 9 #ahjd1 
return+ s]vices to ! nor? w+ = #c ye>s4 
,dur+ *ur* s]vices1 ! ,speak]'s podium 0
 us$ z ! prea*]'s pulpit4  ,)9 a ye> ( 8
 inauguration1 ,presid5t ,?omas         
,jeff]son began att5d+ *ur* s]vices 9 ! 
,*amb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4     
,?r\gh\t 8 adm9i/ration 7#ahja-ahji71   
,?omas ,jeff]son p]mitt$ & enc\rag$ *ur*
 s]vices 9 executive bran* build+s4     

,s]mons reg>d+ ! ,old & ,new ,te/am5ts (
 ! ,bible 7 ev5 conduct$ 9 ! ,supreme   
,c\rt *amb]s :ile ! judicial bran* 0    
locat$ 9 ! old nor? w+ ( ! ,capitol4  ,!
 t]m sep>ation ( *ur* & /ate1 n f\nd 9 !
 ,con/itution1 0 r fir/ us$ by ,?omas   
,jeff]son 9 a lett] to ! ,danbury       
,bapti/s4 ,?\gh ,jeff]son saw no problem
 ) hav+ nond5om9ational ,*ri/ian s]vices
 9 gov]nm5t build+s1 he affirm$ t !     
,gov]nm5t %\ld n *oose an (ficial       
,*ri/ian d5om9ation4 ,! wor%ip s]vices 9
 ! ,gov]nm5t-own$ ,h\se ,*amb]--a       
practice t cont9u$ until aft] ! ,civil  
,w>--7 acceptable to ,jeff]son because  
!y 7 nondiscrim9atory & volunt>y4       
,presid5t ,james ,madison1 ! recogniz$  
au?or ( ! ,con/itution1 foll[$          
,jeff]son's example4 ,9 keep+ )         
,madison's und]/&+ ( ! fir/ am5dm5t1    
*ur* s]vices 7 p]mitt$ 9 ! halls ( ,/ate
 on ,sundays dur+ 8 adm9i/ration        
7#ahji-ahag74 ,h[ev]1 unlike ,jeff]son1 
:o rode on horseback to att5d *ur* 9 !  
,capitol1 ,madison travel$ 9 a coa*     

pull$ by f\r horses4 ,! s]vices 7       
int]rupt$ 9 #ahad aft] ! int]ior 0 burn$
 by ! ,briti% & _h to be repair$4       
,prea*]s ( e ,*ri/ian d5om9ation prea*$ 
,*ri/ian doctr9e 9 ?is ,*amb]4 ,on      
,janu>y #h1 #ahbf1 ,bi%op ,john ,engl&  
7#aghf-ahdb7 ( ,*>le/on1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1  
became ! fir/ ,ca?olic cl]gyman to prea*
 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 ,! fir/   
woman to prea* be=e ! ,h\se1 & likely ! 
fir/ woman to speak (ficially 9         
,congress "u any circum/ances1 0 !      
,engli% evangeli/1 ,doro?y ,ripley      
7#agfg-ahcb71 :o conduct$ a s]vice on   
,janu>y #ab1 #ahjf4  4  7c7 ,pres5tation
 ,c]emony ,! ,ar*itect ( ! ,capitol is  
au?oriz$ to use ,national ,/atu>y ,hall 
= a pres5tation c]emony = ! plaque on a 
date det]m9$ by ! ,ar*itect4 ,!         
,ar*itect ( ! ,capitol & ! ,capitol     
,police ,bo>d %all take su* action z may
 be necess>y ) respect to physical      
prep>ations & security = ! c]emony4  7d7
 ,display ,^u receiv+ ! plaque design$ &
 fabricat$ pursuant to ! agreem5t ent]$ 

into "u ?is section1 ! ,ar*itect ( !    
,capitol %all display ! plaque p]man5tly
 9 a place ( prom95ce 9 ,national       
,/atu>y ,hall4  #c4 ,use ( exi/+ funds  
,any am\nts obligat$ or exp5d$ by !     
,ar*itect ( ! ,capitol to c>ry out ?is  
,act %all be d]iv$ f funds available to 
! ,ar*itect z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4