IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 295 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through 
May 6, 2017, 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 28, 2017 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COLLINS of New York, 
Mr. COSTA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. KELLY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VEASEY, and 
Ms. MATSUI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Small Business 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 
30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as ‘‘National Small 
Business Week’’ to honor the vital role of small business 
and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States. 
Whereas this year marks the 54th anniversary of ‘‘National 
Small Business Week’’ and has been endorsed by every 
President since 1963; 
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Whereas approximately 28,800,000 small businesses in the 
United States, comprising the leading force behind the 
United States economy, create nearly 7 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 24,800,000 small businesses are non-employer sole 
proprietorship firms; 
Whereas 2,500,000 veterans are small business owners and 
account for 9 percent of all United States businesses; 
Whereas the share of total businesses owned by women con-
tinues to increase, currently including over 9,900,000 
small businesses; 
Whereas small businesses employ 48 percent of the country’s 
private sector workforce; 
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 export-
ers and produce 33 percent of exported goods; 
Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Busi-
ness Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect 
the interests of small businesses by working to preserve 
free and competitive enterprise, to ensure that a fair pro-
portion of the total sales of Government property are 
made to small businesses, and to maintain and strength-
en the overall economy of the United States; 
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Whereas for more than 50 years, the Small Business Admin-
istration 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 30, 2017, as ‘‘National Small Business Week’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the vital role of small business and 
entrepreneurs in the United States during ‘‘National 
Small Business Week’’; 
(2) supports the designation of ‘‘National Small 
Business Week’’; 
(3) recognizes the important role of the Small 
Business Administration as a valuable resource for 
the United States entrepreneur; 
(4) supports and encourages young entre-
preneurs to pursue their passions and create more 
start-up businesses; 
(5) recognizes the importance of creating poli-
cies that promote a business friendly environment 
for small business owners free of unnecessary and 
burdensome regulations and red tape; 
(6) recognizes the National Small Business Per-
son of the Year and the National Lender of the 
Year; and 
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(7) supports efforts to— 
(A) encourage consumers to shop locally; 
and 
(B) increase awareness of the value of lo-
cally owned small businesses and the impact of 
locally owned small business on the economy of 
the United States. 
Æ 
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