[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 394 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 394

  Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification and the 
   beginning of warm and abiding relations between the people of the 
                        United States and Italy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2012

 Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, 
    Mr. Lugar, Mr. Casey, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Schumer) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification and the 
   beginning of warm and abiding relations between the people of the 
                        United States and Italy.

Whereas it has been 150 years since March 17, 1861, when the parliament of a 
        united Italy proclaimed Victor Emmanuel II their king;
Whereas the story of the Italian Risorgimento, in particular Giuseppe 
        Garibaldi's heroic adventures, have inspired generations of Americans;
Whereas, between 1880 to 1920, an estimated 4,000,000 Italian immigrants arrived 
        in the United States to settle and help build our Nation;
Whereas today there are almost 18,000,000 Americans of Italian ancestry whose 
        contributions to our society are diverse and profound;
Whereas Italy has been a loyal NATO ally and a major strategic partner for over 
        60 years;
Whereas Italian-Americans have made enormous contributions to the United States; 
        and
Whereas Italy remains a steadfast partner in the defense of a shared vision of 
        fundamental human rights and the preservation of democratic ideals: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the 150th anniversary of the foundation of 
        the modern state of Italy;
            (2) celebrates the ties of kinship and shared democratic 
        values that unite the two countries across the Atlantic;
            (3) honors the service and sacrifice of Italy's soldiers, 
        sailors, and airmen alongside United States forces most 
        recently in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; and
            (4) reaffirms the friendship between the Government and 
        people of the United States and the Government and people of 
        Italy.
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