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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 413 

Designating the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019, as ‘‘National 

Veterans Small Business Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2019 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. RISCH, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. INHOFE, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

MORAN, Mr. REED, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 

KAINE, Ms. ERNST, Mr. JONES, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ISAKSON, 

Mr. DAINES, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. SCOTT

of Florida, Mr. HAWLEY, and Ms. MCSALLY) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of November 4 through November 8, 

2019, as ‘‘National Veterans Small Business Week’’. 

Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States train individuals with the skills, discipline, and leadership necessary to establish and operate a successful business; 

Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 veteran-owned small 

businesses in the United States, employing more than 

5,000,000 individuals; 

Whereas veteran-owned businesses make up nearly 10 percent of all businesses in the United States; 


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Whereas veterans account for more than $1,100,000,000,000 

in business receipts every year; 

Whereas veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-employed than non-veterans; 

Whereas business ownership by women veterans has increased significantly, from 97,114 in 2007 to 383,302 in 

2012; 

Whereas the Office of Veterans Business Development of the 

Small Business Administration is dedicated to maximizing the availability and usability of small business 

programs for— 

(1) veterans; 

(2) members of a reserve component of the Armed 

Forces of the United States; 

(3) members of the Armed Forces of the United 

States serving on active duty; 

(4) transitioning service members; and 

(5) the spouses, dependents, or survivors of those 

members and veterans; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration annually serves 

more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, 

women veterans, members and veterans of the National 

Guard, members and veterans of a reserve component of 

the Armed Forces of the United States, and military 

spouses; 

Whereas the entrepreneurship training program of the Small 

Business Administration, Boots to Business, has trained 

more than 100,000 service members, veterans, and 

spouses of service members and veterans since launching 

in 2013; 


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Whereas the Small Business Administration hosts events honoring National Veterans Small Business Week from November 4 through November 8, 2019; 

Whereas the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 

Business of the House of Representatives celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week during the week of 

November 4 through November 8, 2019; and 

Whereas the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019, 

would be an appropriate time to celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate joins with the Small Busi2 ness Administration in— 

3 (1) designating the week of November 4 

4 through November 8, 2019, as ‘‘National Veterans 

5 Small Business Week’’; 

6 (2) supporting the goals and ideals of National 

7 Veterans Small Business Week; 

8 (3) celebrating the millions of individuals in the 

9 United States, especially veterans of the United 

10 States and the spouses of those veterans, who ben11 efit from the programs of the Small Business Ad12 ministration; and 

13 (4) expressing appreciation for the continued 

14 service to the United States by the veterans of the 


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1 United States through small business ownership and 

2 entrepreneurship. 

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