,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mrs4 
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution           
,recogniz+ ! ,national ,hell5ic ,museum 
9 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 & ! contributions (
 ,hell5ism to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &         
celebrat+ ,greek & ,am]ican democracy4  
,:]eas ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 7 inspir$ & guid$ by ! democratic      
pr9ciples & political philosophies ( !  
anci5t ,greeks2 ,:]eas ! ,greek &       
,am]ican p %>e a common h]itage (       
p]sonal fre$om & citiz5 p>ticipation 9  
gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ,greek immigrants to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates h br\ght f _! ,hell5ic    
orig9s a ri* treasure ( k1 sci5ce1      
hi/ory1 culture1 & art t has contribut$ 
greatly to ! unique fabric ( ,am]ican   
life2 ,:]eas ,am]icans ( ,greek orig9 h 
contribut$ to & cont9ue to contribute to

 /r5g!n+ & enri*+ ,am]ican life &       
democracy2 ,:]eas millions (            
,greek-,am]icans cont9ue ! great        
,hell5ic traditions & values 9 _!       
families1 _! neighborhoods1 _!          
communities1 _! ,/ates1 & _! nation2    
,:]eas ! ,national ,hell5ic ,museum 9   
,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 is a national        
in/itution d$icat$ to fully celebrat+   
?is ri* h]itage ?r\gh ! docum5tation1   
/udy1 exhibition1 & elucidation (       
,hell5ic & ,greek-,am]ican hi/ory2      
,:]eas ! ,national ,hell5ic ,museum     
seeks to broad5 & enri* public k (      
,hell5ic life1 hi/ory1 & ! ,greek       
immigrant exp]i5ce & _! contributions to
 ! mosaic ( ,am]ican div]sity & /r5g?2 &
 ,:]eas ! ,national ,hell5ic ,museum is 
home to a va/ collection ( lit]ature1   
hi/orical data1 antiquities1 &          
artifacts1 "s dat+ back to #abjj ,,bc1  
br++ to life ! /ories ( anci5t times1 to
 great ,greek-,am]icans f ,civil ,w>    
h]oes1 to sci5ti/s & humanit>ians1 &    
cont9u+ contributions to ,greek-,am]ican

 life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives recognizes-- 7#a7 !     
significant contributions ( ,hell5ism & 
! ,greek community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7#b7 ! ri* hi/ory ( ,greek immigration  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! ,national 
,hell5ic ,museum 9 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 = 
its role 9 ! docum5tation1 /udy1        
p]petuation1 & pres5tation ( !          
,greek-,am]ican /ory1 :i* s]ves to      
broad5 public und]/&+ ( ! hi/ory1       
culture1 & contributions ( ,greek       
immigrants to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4