,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ag1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,rulli1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,garbarino1 
,mr4 ,amodei of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1  
,ms4 ,salazar1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4    
,thompson of ,california1 and ,ms4 ,pou7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,urging the people of the 
,united ,states to observe the month of 
,october #bjbe as ,italian and ,italian 
,american ,heritage ,month4  ,whereas   
,italian and ,italian ,american         
,heritage ,month is an appropriate time 
to recognize the enormous contributions 
the ,italian and ,italian ,american     
people have made to this country and the
 world throughout our history1 including
 generals1 admirals1 doctors1           
philosophers1 statesmen1 musicians1     
athletes1 and ,nobel laureates2 ,whereas
 ,italian and ,italian ,american        

,heritage ,month is held to salute the  
,italian and ,italian ,american         
community and to exhibit appreciation   
for their culture and their heritage    
that have immeasurably enriched the     
lives of the people of this ,nation and 
the world2 ,whereas the strength and    
success of the ,united ,states1 the     
vitality of our communities1 and the    
effectiveness of our ,american society  
depend1 in great measure1 upon the      
distinctive and sterling qualities      
demonstrated by people of diverse races1
 heritages1 and ethnicities1 exemplified
 by members of the ,italian and ,italian
 ,american community1 who share with us 
their rich and unique heritage2 and     
,whereas it is fitting and proper that  
,october #bjbe be observed as ,italian  
and ,italian ,american ,heritage ,month 
throughout the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that in order to     
recognize the enormous contributions    
,italian and ,italian ,american people  
have made to this country and the world 

throughout our history1 the ,house of   
,representatives urges the people of the
 ,united ,states to acknowledge ,italian
 and ,italian ,american ,heritage ,month
 and to observe the month with          
appropriate events and activities4