,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,rulli introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 ,f$]al funds f be+ provid$ to any ,/ate
 or local gov]nm5t t celebrates         
,indig5\s ,peoples ,day in/ead (        
,columbus ,day1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,italian ,h]oes & ,h]itage ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,*ri/oph]
 ,columbus set sail #ecc ye>s ago 9     
#adib to bravely cross ! ,atlantic      
,ocean & discov]$ new l& t w\ld soon    
aft] become kn[n z ,am]ica4  7#b7       
,presid5t ,b5jam9 ,h>rison f\nd$        
,*ri/oph] ,columbus day 9 #ahib to honor
 ,*ri/oph] ,columbus's voyage & ! #aa   
,italian-,am]icans murd]$ by a ,new     
,orleans lyn* mob due to suspicion &    
hatr$ ( ,italian-,am]icans4  7#c7 ,! #aa
 p brutally murd]$ 7 ,italian-,am]ican  

cobbl] ,pietro ,mona/]io2 fruit import] 
,joseph ,p4 ,ma*eca2 fruit p$dl]s       
,antonio ,bagnetto1 ,antonio ,m>*esi1   
,antonio ,scaffidi2 rice plantation     
labor] ,*>les ,tra9a2 /ev$ores ,james   
,c>uso & ,rocco ,g]aci2 /reet v5dor     
,emmanuele ,polizzi2 t9smi? ,loreto     
,comitis2 & w>d politician ,frank       
,rom]o4  7b7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t ,octob] #ac? %\ld    
cont9ue to be celebrat$ nationwide z    
,*ri/oph] ,columbus ,day1 z x has be5   
s9ce #ahib1 to honor our                
,italian-,am]ican h]itage & our =efa!r1 
,*ri/oph] ,columbus1 :o help$ to discov]
 ?is great l&4  #c4 ,prohibition on     
provid+ ,f$]al funds to local gov]nm5ts 
t celebrate ,indig5\s ,peoples ,day     
in/ead ( ,columbus ,day ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ aft] ,octob] #ac1 #bjbe1 & ea*   
,columbus ,day 7z describ$ 9 section    
#fajc7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code7 !reaft]1 no ,f$]al funds may be  
obligat$1 exp5d$1 or o!rwise dispurs$ to

 any ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t t   
celebrates ,indig5\s ,peoples ,day 9    
lieu ( ,columbus ,day4