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HCONRES 141 107th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.

Introduced: May 23, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 107th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 1, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
May 23, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. entertainment industry should immediately stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, particularly as profane criminals, and should undertake a serious initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 23, 2001
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 23, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 141: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-141/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 141: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-141/.
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H. Con. Res. 141, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-141/.
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[H. Con. Res. 141: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-141/)
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