1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for a bust of Senator Rod 
1.3 	Grams.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; BUST OF SENATOR ROD GRAMS.
 1.6 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the Minnesota 
1.7 	Historical Society to commission a bust of former Senator Rod Grams and install it in 
1.8 	the State Capitol. Senator Grams was first elected to Congress in 1992 and first served 
1.9 	in the 103rd Congress. In 1994, he was elected to the United States Senate and served 
1.10 	there until 2001. He focused on taxes, government spending, and ensuring safety for the 
1.11 	American public. In 2014, Senator Grams was awarded posthumously the Federal Bureau 
1.12 	of Investigation Director's Community Leadership Award.