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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1134 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1134

   Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2020, to 
 September 24, 2020, as ``National Small Business Week'' to honor the 
   entrepreneurial spirit and contributions of small businesses and 
                  entrepreneurs in the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2020

 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crow, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. 
 Espaillat, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Golden, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. 
   Schneider, Mr. Spano, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. Judy Chu of 
 California, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Evans, 
Ms. Craig, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Norton, 
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Case, Ms. Bonamici, 
 Mr. Peterson, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
 Mrs. Luria, Mr. Horsford, and Mrs. Fletcher) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2020, to 
 September 24, 2020, as ``National Small Business Week'' to honor the 
   entrepreneurial spirit and contributions of small businesses and 
                  entrepreneurs in the United States.

Whereas every year since 1963 every President of the United States has 
        proclaimed a ``National Small Business Week'';
Whereas the approximately 30,700,000 small businesses in the United States are 
        the driving force behind the economy of the Nation, representing 99.9 
        percent of all businesses with employees in the United States;
Whereas small businesses employ 47.1 percent of the employees in the private 
        sector in America and are responsible for creating nearly two-thirds of 
        new jobs;
Whereas every congressional district in the United States contains a small 
        business;
Whereas small businesses will play an integral role in rebuilding the economy of 
        the Nation;
Whereas Congress established the Small Business Administration in 1953 to aid, 
        counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses; to 
        ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases, contracts, and 
        subcontracts for property and services for the Federal Government are 
        placed with small businesses; to make certain access to critical capital 
        is made available to such small businesses; and to maintain and 
        strengthen the overall economy;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small businesses with 
        access to critical lending opportunities, played a key role in ensuring 
        full and open competition for government contracts, and improved the 
        economic environment in which small business concerns compete; and
Whereas September 22, 2020, to September 24, 2020, would be an appropriate 
        period to celebrate ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and 
        contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
        community in the United States;
            (2) applauds the efforts and achievements of the owners of 
        small businesses and their employees, whose hard work and 
        commitment to excellence have made them a key part of the 
        economic vitality of the Nation;
            (3) supports the designation of ``National Small Business 
        Week'';
            (4) recognizes the importance of ensuring that policies 
        which promote an environment in which small businesses may 
        succeed; and
            (5) supports efforts to--
                    (A) encourage consumers to utilize small 
                businesses;
                    (B) increase awareness of the value of small 
                businesses and the impact they have on rebuilding the 
                economy of the United States;
                    (C) hold Federal agencies accountable for meeting 
                procurement goals for small businesses, including the 
                goals for small businesses owned and controlled by 
                service-disabled veterans, small businesses owned and 
                controlled by women, HUBZone small businesses, and 
                socially and economically disadvantaged small 
                businesses;
                    (D) ensure guaranteed loans and microloans for 
                startup and growing small businesses are made available 
                to all qualified small businesses, including women, 
                veterans, and socially and economically disadvantaged 
                small businesses;
                    (E) provide small businesses the technical 
                assistance and counseling that they desperately need;
                    (F) strengthen small business disaster assistance 
                through the Small Business Administration to guarantee 
                it is provided in a timely and efficient manner;
                    (G) facilitate access to affordable broadband 
                service to foster rural small business growth; and
                    (H) foster systems of intellectual property 
                protection for small business innovation.
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