The Capitol Dome

Summer 2012

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November 2, 1995 BUST OF RAOULWALLENBERG DEDICATED A bust of Swedish humanitarian RaoulWallenberg, who used his diplomac status to save tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary duringWWII before disappearing into the Soviet prison system, was dedicated in the Rotunda. The bustmoved to Emancipaon Hall in April 2009. RaoulWallenberg bust byMiriMargolin ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL (ALL) December 19, 1995 LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995 In an effort to regulate lobbying, Congress required lobbyists to register with the clerk of the House of Representaves and the secretary of the Senate. Failure to comply was punishable by a fine of up to $50,000. February 3, 1997 NEWARCHITECT CONFIRMED The Senate confirmed Alan Hantman as Architect of the Capitol; he was the first architect to be appointed under a new process requiring Senate confirmaon. He served unl 2007 and supervised the construcon of the Capitol Visitor Center. Portrait of Alan Hantman by Michael Shane Neal (2006) 28 THE CAPITOL DOME

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