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Affairs of the National Youth Administration by Presi-
dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt; 
Whereas through her position as the highest ranking African- 
American woman in the Federal Government, Mary 
McLeod Bethune was able to assist African-American 
youth in finding employment and worked with the Wom-
en’s Army Corps during World War II to recruit African- 
American female officers; 
Whereas upon her death in 1955, Mary McLeod Bethune’s 
inspirational leadership was praised by many, including 
former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who lauded ‘‘her 
wisdom and her goodness’’; 
Whereas in 1995, the United States National Park Service 
established the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 
National Historic Site in Washington, DC, which has 
preserved the townhouse that was once her personal resi-
dence and the first headquarters of the National Council 
of Negro Women; 
Whereas Mary McLeod Bethune’s legacy continues to be felt 
in Florida through the continued success of Bethune- 
Cookman University, whose enrollment is currently ap-
proaching a record high of 4,000 students; 
Whereas Mary McLeod Bethune’s significant contributions to 
advance equality for all persons represent the highest 
ideals of America; 
Whereas, on March 19, 2018, the Florida legislature passed, 
and the Governor of Florida signed into law, legislation 
authorizing the placement of a statue memorializing 
Mary McLeod Bethune in the National Statuary Hall col-
lection; and 
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Whereas Mary McLeod Bethune’s significant contributions to 
advance equality for all persons represent the highest 
ideals of America, and her statue deserves permanent 
placement in a location within the Capitol complex that 
has high public visibility in order to inspire future gen-
erations of Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR CEREMONY FOR PRES-
ENTATION OF STATUE OF MARY MCLEOD BE-
THUNE FROM THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA FOR 
PLACEMENT IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 
(a) CEREMONY TO PRESENT STATUE.—The State of 
Florida is authorized to use the rotunda of the Capitol 
on a date mutually agreed to by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate 
for a ceremony to present the statue of Mary McLeod Be-
thune from the people of Florida for placement in Na-
tional Statuary Hall. The Architect of the Capitol and the 
Capitol Police Board shall take such action as may be nec-
essary with respect to physical preparations and security 
for the ceremony. 
(b) DISPLAY IN ROTUNDA.—The statue shall be dis-
played in the rotunda of the Capitol for a period of not 
more than 6 months, after which period the statue shall 
be moved to its permanent location in National Statuary 
Hall. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL. 
The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the Gov-
ernor of Florida, the Mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida, 
and the President of Bethune-Cookman University in 
Daytona Beach, Florida. 
Æ 
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