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 PUBLIC LAW 97-266—SEPT. 24, 1982

96 STAT. 1135

Public Law 97-266 97th Congress Joint Resolution To designate September 1982 as "National Sewing Month".

Sept. 24, 1982 [S.J. Res. 205]

Whereas the American Home Sewing Association is sponsoring a first industrywide promotion effort to increase consumer sewing education and family sewing participation; and Whereas over fifty million consumers sew at home and over forty million citizens sew at least part of their wardrobe; and Whereas the home sewing industry generates over $3,500,000,000 in sales annually for the United States economy; and Whereas unnumbered careers in fashion, retail merchandising, fashion design, interior design, patternmaking, and textile design and parts of the garment industry have had their genesis in a seventh or eighth grade home economics sewing class: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the month of Septem- National Sewing ber 1982 is designated "National Sewing Month", and the President ^°"*^is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved September 24, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 205: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 14, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 21, considered and passed House.

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