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 PUBLIC LAW 98-83 —AUG. 23, 1983 97 STAT. 489 Public Law 98-83 98th Congress Joint Resolution To designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as "National Housing Week". Whereas housing is helping to lead the Nation out of recession creating jobs for the unemployed, tax revenue for Government and raising economic confidence throughout America; Whereas the construction of between one million four hundred thousand and one million six hundred thousand housing starts in 1983—a dramatic increase from 1982—will create millions of worker-years of employment in construction and construction- related industries, billions in wages and billions in tax revenue for local, State and Federal governments; Whereas an upturn in home sales and housing production has triggered every economic recovery since World War II; Whereas to sustain this housing-led recovery, it is essential that interest rates continue to fall to increase housing affordability; Whereas homeownership and decent housing instill pride and con- tribute to the stability and vitality of communities throughout America; Whereas it is appropriate to reaffirm our Nation's historic commit- ment to housing and homeownership as a national priority and to recognize and sustain the role that housing plays in the economic recovery: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That October 2 through 9, 1983, be declared "National Housing Week" and that the President of the United States be authorized and requested to issue a procla- mation calling upon all people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved August 23, 1983. Aug. 23, 1983 [S.J. Res. 98] National Housing Week. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 98: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): July 16, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 4, considered and passed House.

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