,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjac ,ms4   
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice %\ld issue a             
commemorative po/age /amp 9 #bjae to    
honor ,con/ant9o ,brumidi1 ,arti/ ( !   
,capitol1 & to commemorate ! #aej?      
anniv]s>y ( 8 completion ( ,! ,apo!osis 
( ,wa%+ton 9 ! eye ( ! dome ( !         
,capitol1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas on  
,july #a1 #bjjh1 ,presid5t ,george ,w4  
,bu% sign$ an ,act ( ,congress au?oriz+ 
! ,congressional ,gold ,m$al be         
po/hum\sly aw>d$ to ,con/ant9o ,brumidi 
= 8 "w 9 ! ,capitol ov] #be ye>s2 ,:]eas
 ! ,congressional ,gold ,m$al is !      
highe/ honor ( civilian a*ievem5t t !   
,congress be/[s1 & ?is makes ,con/ant9o 
,brumidi wor?y ( a commemorative /amp2  
,:]eas x has be5 e/imat$ t approximately

 #b1jjj1jjj p saw ,con/ant9o ,brumidi's 
mo/ fam\s "w ( art1 ,! ,apo!osis (      
,wa%+ton1 9 ! ,rotunda ( ! ,capitol la/ 
ye>2 ,:]eas on ,july #aa1 #bjab1 !      
,congressional ,gold ,m$al 0 pres5t$ 9 !
 ,capitol1 9 a c]emony att5d$ by ! ,h\se
 & ,s5ate lead]%ip & _m ,memb]s (       
,congress2 ,:]eas on ,july #bf1 #ahje1  
,con/ant9o ,brumidi 0 born 9 ,rome1     
,italy1 ( an ,italian "m & a ,greek fa!r
 :o inspir$ him ) a love ( lib]ty2      
,:]eas ,con/ant9o ,brumidi's ,greek     
ance/ry /irr$ 8 passion = lib]ty &      
citiz5%ip1 & 8 ,italian h]itage provid$ 
! art /yles ( ! ,r5aissance & ! ,b>oque 
p]iods :i* influ5c$ ! artwork ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,capitol2 ,:]eas ,con/ant9o     
,brumidi became a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates z soon z he 0 able1 embrac+ its  
hi/ory1 values1 & ideals2 ,:]eas 9      
#ahfe1 at ! end ( ! ,civil ,w>1         
,con/ant9o ,brumidi complet$ 9 j #aa    
mon?s 8 ma/]piece1 ,! ,apo!osis (       
,wa%+ton1 9 ! eye ( ! ,capitol dome2    
,:]eas 9 #ahga1 ,con/ant9o ,brumidi     

creat$ ! fir/ tribute to an             
,african-,am]ican 9 ! ,capitol :5 he    
plac$ ! figure ( ,crispus ,attucks at ! 
c5t] ( 8 fresco ( ! ,bo/on ,massacre2   
,:]eas 9 #ahgh1 ,con/ant9o ,brumidi1 at 
! age ( #gb & 9 poor heal?1 began "w on 
! ,rotunda frieze1 :i* *ronicles !      
hi/ory ( ,am]ica2 ,:]eas on ,febru>y    
#ai1 #ahhj1 ,con/ant9o ,brumidi di$ at !
 age ( #gd1 f\r-&-a-half mon?s aft]     
slipp+ & ne>ly fall+ f a scaffold :ile  
work+ on ! ,rotunda frieze2 ,:]eas      
,con/ant9o ,brumidi1 pr\d ( 8 arti/ic   
accompli%m5ts & devot$ to 8 adopt$      
c\ntry1 said1 ,my "o ambition & my daily
 pray] is t ,i may live long en\gh to   
make beautiful ! ,capitol ( ! "o c\ntry 
on e>? 9 :i* !re is lib]ty2 ,:]eas      
,con/ant9o ,brumidi's life & "w         
exemplify ! lives ( millions (          
immigrants :o came to pursue ! ,am]ican 
dream2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al    
,s]vice has yet to issue a /amp to honor
 ! memory ( ,con/ant9o ,brumidi1 ,arti/ 
( ! ,capitol2 & ,:]eas issu+ a po/age   

/amp to honor ! memory ( ,con/ant9o     
,brumidi1 ,arti/ ( ! ,capitol1 is fitt+ 
& prop]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld
 issue a commemorative po/age /amp to   
honor ,con/ant9o ,brumidi1 ,arti/ ( !   
,capitol2  7#b7 ! /amp %\ld be issu$ to 
commemorate ! #aej? anniv]s>y (         
,con/ant9o ,brumidi's completion ( ,!   
,apo!osis ( ,wa%+ton2 &  7#c7 !         
,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory ,committee    
%\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su*
 a /amp be s issu$4