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Public Law 98–97
To designate the month of September of 1983 as “National Sewing Month”.
Approved September 27, 1983
Statutory text
Joint Resolution
To designate the month of September of 1983 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 merchandizing, design, patternmaking, and textiles have had their geneses 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
National Sewing Month.
of 1983 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 September 27, 1983.