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The public laws between 1980 and 1993, designating a week in April or May as "Jewish Heritage Week" can be found in the United States Statutes at Large, which is available online and at many federal depository libraries. The House concurrent resolution urging the president to designate a month in the year as Jewish American Heritage Month can also be found in the Statutes at Large. The specific citations for relevant legislative materials follow:

Pub. L. No. 96-237, 94 Stat. 338 (1980)
Designating April 21 through April 28, 1980 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 97-10, 95 Stat. 12 (1981)
Designating May 3 through May 10, 1981 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 97-173, 96 Stat. 69 (1982)
Designating April 25 through May 2,1982 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 98-20, 97 Stat. 64 (1983)
Designating April 17 through April 24,1983 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 98-247, 98 Stat. 114 (1984)
Designating May 6 through May 13,1984 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 99-26, 99 Stat. 52 (1985)
Designating April 21 through April 28, 1985 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 99-287, 100 Stat. 409 (1986)
Designating May 11 through May 17, 1986 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 100-39, 101 Stat. 307 (1987)
Designating May 8 through May 10, 1987 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 100-292, 102 Stat. 94 (1988)
Designating April 17 through April 24, 1988, as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 101-25, 103 Stat. 53 (1989)
Designating May 7 through May 14, 1989 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 101-290, 104 Stat. 183 (1990)
Designating May 6 through May 13, 1990 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 102-30, 105 Stat. 172 (1991)
Designating April 14 through April 21, 1991 and May 3 through May 10, 1992 as Jewish Heritage Week.
Pub. L. No. 103-27, 107 Stat. 72 (1993)
Designating April 25 through May 2, 1993 and April 10 through April 17,1994 as Jewish Heritage Week.
H.R. Con. Res. 315, 109th Cong. (2006) (enacted)
Congress urges the President to issue each year a proclamation calling on State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe an American Jewish History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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