; Whereas Stephen Vermillion was an avid athlete and rower, earning 13 National Championships from the United States Rowing Association, Founding Member of the 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