H.Res. 497 (112th): To provide for the placement of a statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the United States Capitol.

Introduced:
Dec 15, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. John Boehner [R-OH8]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

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Status

This simple resolution was agreed to on December 19, 2011. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced Dec 15, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 15, 2011
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) Dec 19, 2011
Cosponsors
none
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Last updated Dec 19, 2011.
2 pages

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12/19/2011--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Architect of the Capitol to place an appropriate statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the U.S. Capitol at a location directed by the House Fine Arts Board.

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Background

According to the resolution’s findings, Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 through 1945 and from 1951 through 1955.  On December 26, 1941, Sir Winston Churchill addressed a Joint Session of Congress and said: “Sure I am that this day—now we are the masters of our fate; that the task which has been set us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our cause and an unconquerable will-power, salvation will not be denied us. In the words of the Psalmist, ‘He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.’ Not all the tidings will be evil.”   December 26, 2011, is the 70th anniversary of this speech to a joint session of Congress.  Currently, the U.S. Capitol does not currently appropriately recognize the contributions of Sir Winston Churchill or that of the United Kingdom.

Summary

H.Res. 497 would direct the Architect of the Capitol to place an appropriate statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the United States Capitol at a location directed by the House Fine Arts Board in consultation with the Speaker.

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