Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SR386: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, October 2, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, October 2, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Explorer Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant, was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451; and WHEREAS, Mr. Columbus sought to find a westward sea route from Europe to Asia and embarked on the first of what would become four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean; and WHEREAS, On October 12, 1492, during that initial voyage, Columbus made landfall on an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador, marking the beginning of centuries of European exploration and settlement in the Americas; and WHEREAS, Columbus's voyages helped initiate the Columbian Exchange, a widespread exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases, goods, ideas and cultural practices between Europe, Africa and the Americas that profoundly influenced the course of human history; and WHEREAS, While individuals of Italian heritage have contributed to the history of the Americas for centuries, significant Italian immigration to the United States did not begin until the 19th century; and WHEREAS, Challenging social and economic conditions in Italy, including high unemployment, oppressive taxation, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine, prompted many Italians to seek greater opportunity and quality of life abroad; and WHEREAS, While educated Italian professionals also emigrated, many Italian immigrants arrived with limited education or specialized training but went on to fuel …
Sponsors
- Patrick Stefano (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Picozzi (R, 5)
- Devlin Robinson (R, 37)
- Camera Bartolotta (R, 46)
- Judith Ward (R, 30)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Doug Mastriano (R, 33)
- Scott Martin (R, 13)
- Jay Costa (D, 43)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
- Culver, Lynda Schlegel (R, 27)
- Wayne Fontana (D, 42)
Latest actions
- : Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 2, 2026
Common questions
- What is SR386?
- SR386 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What does SR386 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of SR386?
- In committee as of October 2, 2026. Latest action: Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 2, 2026 (October 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR386?
- Patrick Stefano (R, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR386?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr386
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