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SJRES 73 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Free enterprise Newspapers Special weeks

A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1985, through September 21, 1985, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".

Introduced: March 5, 1985 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 5, 1985
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Designates the week of September 15 through September 21, 1985, as National Independent Free Papers Week.

What's happening now March 5, 1985

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 73: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1985, through September 21, 1985, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-73/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 73: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1985, through September 21, 1985, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-73/.
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S.J. Res. 73, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-73/.
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[S.J. Res. 73: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1985, through September 21, 1985, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-73/)
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