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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 191 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 191

 Supporting the designation of the week of May 5 through May 11, 2019, 
as ``National Small Business Week'' and commending the entrepreneurial 
  spirit of small business owners in the United States and the impact 
         that small business owners have on their communities.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2019

Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
   Cantwell, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Braun, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Booker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Perdue, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
    Roberts, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Young, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Ms. McSally, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Daines, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
  Whitehouse, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
  Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Lankford, Ms. 
Harris, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Risch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Crapo, 
   Ms. Sinema, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
 Boozman, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
Rounds, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Johnson, 
   and Mr. Menendez)) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Supporting the designation of the week of May 5 through May 11, 2019, 
as ``National Small Business Week'' and commending the entrepreneurial 
  spirit of small business owners in the United States and the impact 
         that small business owners have on their communities.

Whereas 2019 marks the 56th anniversary of ``National Small Business Week'';
Whereas, for more than half a century, every President has proclaimed a week 
        celebrating the significance of small businesses across the United 
        States;
Whereas there are more than 30,200,000 small businesses in the United States;
Whereas small businesses in the United States--

    (1) employ nearly \1/2\ of the workforce of the United States;

    (2) constitute 99.9 percent of all employers in the United States;

    (3) produce \1/3\ of all goods exported from the United States;

    (4) account for nearly \1/2\ of private-sector output;

    (5) employ veterans, with veterans constituting 8.3 percent of all 
small business owners in the United States; and

    (6) are becoming more diverse, with women-owned and minority-owned 
firms leading small business startups;

Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Business Administration to 
        aid, counsel, assist, and protect the small business community;
Whereas 2 of every 3 new jobs are created by small businesses; and
Whereas the President designated the week of May 5 through May 11, 2019, as 
        ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the designation of the week of May 5 through 
        May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'';
            (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the small 
        business owners of the United States;
            (3) understands the importance of creating a small business 
        climate that allows for sustained, entrepreneurial success;
            (4) celebrates the invaluable contributions small 
        businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
        economy; and
            (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of the value and 
        opportunity small businesses bring to their local communities.
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