,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #aj1     
#bjac,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself and   
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 ,national ,hellenic ,museum in         
,chicago1 ,illinois1 and the            
contributions of ,hellenism to the      
,united ,states and celebrating ,greek  
and ,american democracy4  ,whereas the  
,founding ,fathers of the ,united       
,states were inspired and guided by the 
democratic principles and political     
philosophies of the ancient ,greeks2    
,whereas the ,greek and ,american people
 share a common heritage of personal    
freedom and citizen participation in    
government2 ,whereas ,greek immigrants  
to the ,united ,states have brought from
 their ,hellenic origins a rich treasure
 of knowledge1 science1 history1        

culture1 and art that has contributed   
greatly to the unique fabric of         
,american life2 ,whereas ,americans of  
,greek origin have contributed to and   
continue to contribute to strengthening 
and enriching ,american life and        
democracy2 ,whereas millions of         
,greek-,americans continue the great    
,hellenic traditions and values in their
 families1 their neighborhoods1 their   
communities1 their ,states1 and their   
nation2 ,whereas the ,national ,hellenic
 ,museum in ,chicago1 ,illinois1 is a   
national institution dedicated to fully 
celebrating this rich heritage through  
the documentation1 study1 exhibition1   
and elucidation of ,hellenic and        
,greek-,american history2 ,whereas the  
,national ,hellenic ,museum seeks to    
broaden and enrich public knowledge of  
,hellenic life1 history1 and the ,greek 
immigrant experience and their          
contributions to the mosaic of ,american
 diversity and strength2 and ,whereas   
the ,national ,hellenic ,museum is home 

to a vast collection of literature1     
historical data1 antiquities1 and       
artifacts1 some dating back to #abjj    
,,bc1 bringing to life the stories of   
ancient times1 to great                 
,greek-,americans from ,civil ,war      
heroes1 to scientists and humanitarians1
 and continuing contributions to        
,greek-,american life3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives recognizes-- 7#a7 the  
significant contributions of ,hellenism 
and the ,greek community in the ,united 
,states2  7#b7 the rich history of      
,greek immigration to the ,united       
,states2 and  7#c7 the ,national        
,hellenic ,museum in ,chicago1          
,illinois1 for its role in the          
documentation1 study1 perpetuation1 and 
presentation of the ,greek-,american    
story1 which serves to broaden public   
understanding of the history1 culture1  
and contributions of ,greek immigrants  
to the ,united ,states4