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Supports H.R. 347:
Italian-American Heritage Month
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106th
CONGRESS
1st Session
H.
R. 347
AN ACT
Expressing
the sense of the House of Representatives in support
of 'Italian-American Heritage Month' and recognizing
the contributions of Italian Americans to the United
States.
IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October
28, 1999
Mr.
CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. LAFALCE,
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. LAZIO, and Mr. ENGEL)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing
the sense of the House of Representatives in support
of 'Italian-American Heritage Month' and recognizing
the contributions of Italian Americans to the United
States.
Whereas Italians, like Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher
Columbus, were some of the first explorers to discover
the American continents and illustrate the geography;
Whereas Italians and Italian Americans have made great
contributions to America's society economically, culturally,
and politically;
Whereas Italian Americans have won prestigious prizes,
such as the Nobel Prize, the Pritzker Award for architecture,
and the Fields Medal for mathematics;
Whereas Italians and Italian Americans invented pianos,
violins, calendars, radios, telescopes, compasses,
microscopes, thermometers, eye glasses, steam engines,
typewriters, and batteries;
Whereas Italian Americans have toiled and labored
while helping to build our Nation's infrastructure,
including railroads, tunnels, highways, and subways;
Whereas a great many Americans have enjoyed the entertainment
provided by Italian Americans, such as Hall of Fame
baseball player Joe DiMaggio, singer and songwriter
Frank Sinatra, world-renowned composer Henry Mancini,
and Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro;
Whereas great Italian American political figures,
such as Fiorella La Guardia (who was both Mayor of,
then Congressman from, New York City), Anthony Celebrezze
(who, in the Kennedy administration, was the first
Italian American Cabinet member), and Antonin Scalia
(who, in 1982, became the first Italian American Supreme
Court Justice), have enriched the political process
and brought national pride to our country;
Whereas over 5.4 million Italians immigrated to the
United States between 1820 and 1991, which today has
resulted in over 26 million Americans of Italian descent
in the United States, making them the fifth largest
ethnic group; and
Whereas the Massachusetts Legislature has designated
the month of October as 'Italian-American Heritage
Month' in Massachusetts: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
That the House of Representatives supports the goals
and ideas of 'Italian-American Heritage Month' and
recognizes the significant contributions that Italian
Americans have made to the United States.
Attest:
Clerk.
Text
for HR 347Bill, taken directly from http://thomas.loc.gov
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