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 98 STAT. 1332

PUBLIC LAW 98-380—AUG. 17, 1984

Public Law 98-380 98th Congress

e Joint Resolution

Aug. 17, 1984 [S.J. Res. 302]

-PQ designate the month of September 1984 as "National Sewing Month".

Whereas the sewing industry annually honors the approximately fifty million people who sew at home and the approximately forty million people who sew at least part of their wardrobe; Whereas the home sewing industry generates over $3,500,000,000 annually for the economy of the United States; and Whereas innumerable careers in fashion, retail merchandising, design, patternmaking, and textiles have had their genesis in the home and in elementary school home economics classes: 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 September 1984 is designated "National Sewing Month". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved August 17, 1984.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 302: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): June 8, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 8, considered and passed House.

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