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 100 STAT. 1082

PUBLIC LAW 99-437—OCT. 2, 1986

Public Law 99-437 99th Congress Joint Resolution Oct. 2, 1986 r S J Res 2631

'^^ designate September 1986 as "National Independent Retail Grocer Month".

Whereas the independent retailer has served the American consumer for over two hundred years; Whereas independent retail grocers account for 64 per centum of all grocery stores in the United States and are responsible for nearly one-half of the grocery product distributed; Whereas the independent retail grocer exemplifies the small business entrepreneur, the backbone of the American free enterprise system; and Whereas the independent retail grocer offers a wide array of services to the community where the grocer lives and does business: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That September 1986 be proclaimed as "National Independent Retail Grocer Month". Approved October 2, 1986.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 263: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): Mar. 21, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 18, considered and passed House, amended. Sept. 29, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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