IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 624 

Expressing support for the designation of room G2–24 of the Rayburn House 

Office Building as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion, III, Room’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 

Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. DIAZBALART, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. SOTO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of room G2–24 of 

the Rayburn House Office Building as the ‘‘Stephen 

D. Vermillion, III, Room’’. 

Whereas congressional staffers play a vital role in assisting 

Members of Congress to perform their duties; 

Whereas Stephen D. Vermillion, III, served in a variety of 

roles in the United States House of Representatives for 

17 years, as Communications Director for the Republican 

Study Committee from 1986–1987, Foreign Affairs and 

National Security Legislative Assistant for Representative James Sensenbrenner from 1987–1989, Chief of 

Staff to Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart from 1993– 


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2004, and Chief of Staff to Representative David Rivera 

from 2011–2012; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion was involved in formulating, 

drafting, and amending various pieces of legislation that 

were passed into law which promoted human rights, 

broke down barriers for American goods in foreign markets, and helped advance United States national interests; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion graduated with honors from 

Loyola University in Baltimore, earned his master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of 

Miami (FL) Graduate School of International Relations, 

and an advanced degree from the United States Naval 

War College in Newport, Rhode Island; 

Whereas, when he received the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute’s Staff Appreciation Award in 2012, 

Steve Vermillion said, ‘‘if you don’t get obsessed with 

getting credit for something, there’s no limit to what you 

can accomplish’’, demonstrating great humility and the 

sometimes under-appreciated ‘‘behind the scenes’’ work 

of all congressional staffers; 

Whereas the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute’s 

Staff Appreciation Award has since been renamed ‘‘The 

Stephen D. Vermillion, III Staff Appreciation Award’’ in 

his honor; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion was a Senior Fellow of the Stennis Center; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion was an avid athlete and rower, 

earning 13 National Championships from the United 

States Rowing Association, Founding Member of the 


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Capital Rowing Club, and Senior Member of the Potomac 

Boat Club; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion was instrumental in the establishment of the House Staff Fitness Center, the congressional staff gym located in room G2–24 of the Rayburn 

House Office Building; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML–5) on November 15, 2008; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion dutifully continued his congressional service until he was forced to take a medical leave 

of absence over the summer of 2012; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion passed away on November 15, 

2012, at the age of 52; 

Whereas, in 2016, Stephen Vermillion’s teen-aged son, Joe 

Vermillion, organized and led a campaign in honor of his 

father that raised $115,000 for the Leukemia and 

Lymphoma Society; 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion has been widely recognized by 

his peers as a man of great ability, deep integrity, dignity, and commitment to the most admirable human principles; and 

Whereas Stephen Vermillion deeply loved the United States 

of America and the institution of the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 

2 the designation of room G2–24 of the Rayburn House Of3 fice Building as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion, III, Room’’. 

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