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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 498 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 498

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29 through 
 May 5, 2018, as ``National Small Business Week'' while commending the 
 entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners of the United States, 
             and the impact they have on their communities.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Ernst, 
 Ms. Hirono, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Young, 
 Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Heitkamp) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29 through 
 May 5, 2018, as ``National Small Business Week'' while commending the 
 entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners of the United States, 
             and the impact they have on their communities.

Whereas 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of ``National Small Business Week'';
Whereas there are nearly 30,000,000 small businesses in the United States;
Whereas 2 of every 3 new jobs are created by small businesses;
Whereas small businesses in the United States--

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

    (2) comprise 99.7 percent of all employers in the United States;

    (3) employ veterans, as 9.1 percent of all small business owners served 
in the Armed Forces;

    (4) produce \1/3\ of exported goods in the United States; and

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

Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Business Administration to 
        aid, counsel, assist, and protect the small business community;
Whereas, in its 54 years of existence, the Small Business Administration has--

    (1) aided countless people in the United States in attaining their 
entrepreneurial dream;

    (2) preserved and advanced the interests of small businesses through 
advocacy; and

    (3) ensured fairness in the contracting process of the Federal 
Government; and

Whereas the President designated the week of April 29 through May 5, 2018, as 
        ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the designation of the week of April 29 
        through May 5, 2018, 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 of the United States; and
            (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of the value and 
        opportunity small businesses bring to their local communities.
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