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. DIAZ- 
BALART, 
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 Representa-
tive 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 mar-
kets, and helped advance United States national inter-
ests; 
Whereas Stephen Vermillion graduated with honors from 
Loyola University in Baltimore, earned his master’s de-
gree 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 Lead-
ership 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 Sten-
nis 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 estab-
lishment of the House Staff Fitness Center, the congres-
sional staff gym located in room G2–24 of the Rayburn 
House Office Building; 
Whereas Stephen Vermillion was diagnosed with acute mye-
loid leukemia (AML–5) on November 15, 2008; 
Whereas Stephen Vermillion dutifully continued his congres-
sional 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, dig-
nity, and commitment to the most admirable human prin-
ciples; and 
Whereas Stephen Vermillion deeply loved the United States 
of America and the institution of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of room G2–24 of the Rayburn House Of-
fice Building as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion, III, Room’’. 
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