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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 857 

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29, 2018, through 

May 5, 2018, as ‘‘National Small Business Week’’ to honor the vital 

role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United 

States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2018 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BORDALLO, 

Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CORREA, 

Mr. COSTA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. 

HANABUSA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

POLIS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SERRANO, 

Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

TAKANO, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. 

VELA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 

29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, as ‘‘National Small 

Business Week’’ to honor the vital role of small business 

and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States. 


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Whereas this year marks the 55th anniversary of ‘‘National 

Small Business Week’’ and has been endorsed by every 

President since 1963; 

Whereas approximately 27,900,000 small businesses in the 

United States, comprising the leading force behind the 

United States economy, create nearly 6 out of every 10 

new jobs and generate close to 50 percent of the Nation’s 

nonfarm gross domestic product; 

Whereas small firms account for 63 percent of the net new 

jobs created between 1993 and mid-2013, and 60 percent 

of the net new jobs created since the end of the recession; 

Whereas 20,367,000 small businesses are nonemployer sole 

proprietorship firms; 

Whereas 3,700,000 veterans are small business owners and 

account for 13 percent of all United States businesses; 

Whereas the share of total businesses owned by women continues to increase, currently including over 7,800,000 

small businesses; 

Whereas small businesses employ 64 percent of the private 

sector workforce in the United States; 

Whereas small businesses represent 43 percent of high-tech 

employment; 

Whereas small businesses produce 16 times more patents per 

employee than large patenting firms; 

Whereas small businesses represent 98 percent of all exporters and produce 33 percent of exported goods; 

Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Business Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect 

the interests of small businesses by working to preserve 

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portion of the total sales of Government property are 

made to small businesses, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the United States; 

Whereas for more than 50 years, the Small Business Administration has helped over 10,000,000 entrepreneurs reach 

the American dream of creating and maintaining a small 

business, and has played a key role in fostering local and 

national economic growth; and 

Whereas the President has designated the week beginning on 

April 29, 2018, as ‘‘National Small Business Week’’: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the vital role of small business and 

3 entrepreneurs in the United States during ‘‘National 

4 Small Business Week’’; 

5 (2) supports the designation of ‘‘National Small 

6 Business Week’’; 

7 (3) recognizes the important role of the Small 

8 Business Administration as a valuable resource for 

9 the United States entrepreneur; 

10 (4) supports and encourages young entre11 preneurs to pursue their passions and create more 

12 startup businesses; 

13 (5) recognizes the importance of creating poli14 cies that promote a business-friendly environment 

15 for small business owners free of unnecessary and 

16 burdensome regulations and redtape; 


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1 (6) recognizes the National Small Business Per2 son of the Year and the National Lender of the 

3 Year; and 

4 (7) supports efforts to— 

5 (A) encourage consumers to shop locally; 

6 and 

7 (B) increase awareness of the value of lo8 cally owned small businesses and the impact of 

9 locally owned small business on the economy of 

10 the United States. 

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