IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 364 
Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ‘‘Gabriel 
Zimmerman Meeting Room’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2011 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HANNA, Mr. 
HOLT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. ALT-
MIRE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. MACK, 
Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, 
Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. DOLD, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
GUINTA, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. FRANKS of 
Arizona, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. SHIM-
KUS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. OWENS, 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. BASS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. OLVER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, and Ms. SPEIER) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
RESOLUTION 
Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center 
as the ‘‘Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room’’. 
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•HRES 364 IH 
Whereas public events allowing Members of Congress to meet 
with constituents are an intrinsic element of American 
democracy and representative government; 
Whereas at approximately 10:10 a.m. on January 8, 2011, a 
gunman attempted the assassination of Congresswoman 
Gabrielle Giffords, opening fire at her ‘‘Congress on your 
Corner’’ event in front of a Safeway supermarket in Tuc-
son, Arizona, killing 6 and wounding 13, including Con-
gresswoman Giffords; 
Whereas Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John Roll, 
Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Zimmer-
man lost their lives in the attack; 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman began his Congressional career 
in January 2007 as Constituent Services Supervisor for 
then newly elected Congresswoman Giffords, a role in 
which he supervised a robust constituent services oper-
ation and worked directly with the people of Arizona’s 
Eighth Congressional District to help them resolve prob-
lems with Federal agencies and to offer other forms of 
assistance; 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman then served as Congresswoman 
Giffords’ Director of Community Outreach, a position in 
which he proactively engaged the Congresswoman and 
her office with constituencies, organizations, and citizens 
throughout southern Arizona; 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman organized hundreds of events to 
allow constituents to meet with Congresswoman Giffords 
while serving as Director of Community Outreach, and 
led the organization, planning, and implementation of 
Congresswoman Giffords’ January 8, 2011 ‘‘Congress on 
your Corner’’ event; 
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•HRES 364 IH 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman was a 1998 graduate of Univer-
sity High School in Tucson, Arizona, a 2002 graduate of 
the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a 2006 
graduate of Arizona State University, where he received 
a Masters in social work; 
Whereas prior to joining Congresswoman Giffords’ staff, Ga-
briel Zimmerman was a social worker assisting troubled 
youth; 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman was an outdoor enthusiast, all- 
around athlete, and lover of history, who at the time of 
his death at the age of 30 was engaged to be married, 
and who was known and respected by countless individ-
uals throughout the Eighth Congressional District; 
Whereas staff serve a vital role in the Congress, allowing the 
legislative branch to exercise its critical constitutional du-
ties and enabling Members to effectively represent their 
constituents; 
Whereas over 15,000 individuals are currently serving as 
Congressional staffers; 
Whereas, on January 8, 2011, Speaker John Boehner stated, 
in reaction to the Tucson shooting, ‘‘I am horrified by 
the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Gif-
fords and members of her staff. An attack on one who 
serves is an attack on all who serve.’’; and 
Whereas Gabriel Zimmerman was the first Congressional 
staffer in history to be murdered in the performance of 
his official duties: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HRES 364 IH 
Resolved, That room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor 
Center is designated as the ‘‘Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting 
Room’’. 
Æ 
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