[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 384 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 384

  To designate the week of February 6, 1995, as ``National Inventors 
                                Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 1994

Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Bachus 
  of Alabama, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
 Bonilla, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Coble, 
   Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
 Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pete 
Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
Kingston, Mr. Levy, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Martinez, 
   Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
 Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
 Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hutchinson) introduced the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post 
                        Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  To designate the week of February 6, 1995, as ``National Inventors 
                                Week''.

Whereas there is a long standing tradition of American invention and innovation 
        which has contributed to this Nation's great successes, accomplishments, 
        and quality of life;
Whereas American inventors have improved America and the world by making strides 
        in aerospace, atomic, biological, computer, electric, engine, solar, and 
        other technologies;
Whereas American inventors have received 85 Nobel Prizes for inventions since 
        1901;
Whereas the first United States patent was granted July 31, 1790, to Samuel 
        Hopkins of Philadelphia for a method of making potash, useful for soap 
        production;
Whereas American inventors were awarded over 59,000 of the record 185,446 patent 
        applications filed in fiscal year 1992; and
Whereas Saturday, February 11, 1995, is the 148th anniversary of the great 
        American inventor Thomas Alva Edison's birthday: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of February 6, 
1995, is designated as ``National Inventors Week''. The President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon Senate 
and local jurisdictions, appropriate Federal agencies, and the people 
of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities.
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