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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 633 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 633

     Expressing the approval of Congress for the 70th anniversary 
celebration of the Small Business Administration and in recognition of 
     America's entrepreneurs and job creators for their important 
              contributions to the United States economy.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

    Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
Landsman, Ms. Chu, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. 
   Thanedar, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. McGarvey) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION

 
     Expressing the approval of Congress for the 70th anniversary 
celebration of the Small Business Administration and in recognition of 
     America's entrepreneurs and job creators for their important 
              contributions to the United States economy.

Whereas President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Small Business Act on July 30, 
        1953, to create an independent agency to aid, counsel, assist, and 
        protect the interests of small business concerns (as defined under 
        section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632));
Whereas there are more than 33 million small business concerns in the United 
        States;
Whereas small business concerns are the lifeblood of the United States economy, 
        driving innovation and competitiveness in the private sector;
Whereas 99.9 percent of businesses across the United States are small business 
        concerns;
Whereas nearly half of all United States employees are employed by a small 
        business concern;
Whereas small business concerns have created 12.9 million net new jobs over the 
        past 25 years, accounting for 2 out of every 3 jobs added to the 
        economy;
Whereas the Small Business Administration helps small business concerns access 
        capital through private sector lending intermediaries;
Whereas the Small Business Administration supports entrepreneurial development 
        with free and low-cost counseling and training in partnership with 
        resource providers;
Whereas the Small Business Administration helps small business concerns access 
        Government contracts and works with other Federal departments to award 
        23 percent in prime contracting dollars to small businesses;
Whereas the Small Business Administration advocates on behalf of small business 
        concerns including regulation, workforce development, and other issues; 
        and
Whereas the Small Business Administration advocates for and supports access to 
        capital for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals (as defined under section 
        8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C))), small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in 
        section 3(q) of such Act), and small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women (as defined under section 3(n) of such Act): Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses approval of the 70th anniversary celebration 
        of the Small Business Administration; and
            (2) recognizes entrepreneurs and job creators in the United 
        States for their important contributions to the United States 
        economy.
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