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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. 

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 

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. 


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•SRES 191 ATS 

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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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•SRES 191 ATS 

1 (1) supports the designation of the week of May 

2 5 through May 11, 2019, as ‘‘National Small Busi3 ness Week’’; 

4 (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the 

5 small business owners of the United States; 

6 (3) understands the importance of creating a 

7 small business climate that allows for sustained, en8 trepreneurial success; 

9 (4) celebrates the invaluable contributions small 

10 businesses make to the United States as the back11 bone of the economy; and 

12 (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of 

13 the value and opportunity small businesses bring to 

14 their local communities. 

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