IV 
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 Mex-
ico, 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 Com-
mittee 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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•HRES 857 IH 
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 con-
tinues 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 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-
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