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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 730 

Supporting the designation of the week beginning September 20, 2020, as 

‘‘National Small Business Week’’ and commending the entrepreneurial 

spirit of the small business owners of the United States and their 

impact on their communities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. 

CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. RISCH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CARPER, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. COONS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BROWN, 

Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MCSALLY, 

Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HAWLEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

TILLIS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. COTTON, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. 

YOUNG, and Mr. ROMNEY)) submitted the following resolution; which was 

considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of the week beginning September 

20, 2020, as ‘‘National Small Business Week’’ and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of the small business 

owners of the United States and their impact on their 

communities. 

Whereas 2020 marks the 57th anniversary of ‘‘National 

Small Business Week’’; 


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Whereas every President for more than half a century has 

proclaimed a week celebrating the significance of small 

businesses across the United States; 

Whereas there are more than 30,000,000 small businesses in 

the United States; 

Whereas small businesses in the United States— 

(1) employ nearly half of the workforce of the 

United States; 

(2) make up 99.7 percent of all employers in the 

United States; 

(3) employ veterans; 

(4) produce 1⁄3 of the exports of the United States; 

and 

(5) account for nearly half of private sector output; 

Whereas, as of 2020, 9.1 percent of all small business owners 

in the United States are veterans; 

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

the small business community; and 

Whereas 2 out of every 3 new jobs in the United States are 

created by small businesses: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the designation of the week begin3 ning September 20, 2020, as ‘‘National Small Busi4 ness Week’’; 

5 (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the 

6 small business owner in the United States; 


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1 (3) understands the importance of creating a 

2 small business climate that allows for sustained eco3 nomic recovery; 

4 (4) celebrates the invaluable contribution small 

5 businesses make to the United States as the back6 bone of the economy; 

7 (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of 

8 the value and opportunity small businesses bring to 

9 their local communities; 

10 (6) understands the importance of providing 

11 more access and resources to minority-owned and 

12 underserved firms; and 

13 (7) understands the need to provide further as14 sistance and relief to the small businesses of the 

15 United States during unprecedented times. 

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