IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 777 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Veterans Small Business Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 
Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. KIM of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. DEAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. BISHOP of Geor-
gia, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. EVANS, 
Mr. DONALDS, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. VARGAS, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Small Business 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Veterans Small 
Business Week’’. 
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States trains indi-
viduals with the skills, discipline, and leadership nec-
essary to establish and operate a successful business; 
Whereas there are approximately 2,500,000 veteran-owned 
small businesses in the United States, employing nearly 
5,030,000 individuals; 
Whereas veteran-owned businesses make up over 9 percent of 
all businesses in the United States; 
Whereas veterans account for more than $1,140,000,000,000 
in business receipts every year; 
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Whereas veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-em-
ployed than nonveterans; 
Whereas business ownership by women veterans has in-
creased significantly, from 97,114 businesses in 2007 to 
383,302 businesses in 2012; 
Whereas business ownership by immigrant veterans is over 
62,000 businesses; 
Whereas the Small Business Administration serves more than 
200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, women vet-
erans, and military spouses annually; 
Whereas the Small Business Administration will be hosting 
events honoring ‘‘National Veterans Small Business 
Week’’ from November 1 through November 5, 2021; 
Whereas Congress and the Small Business Administration 
will be celebrating ‘‘National Veterans Small Business 
Week’’ during the week of November 1 through Novem-
ber 5, 2021; and 
Whereas the week of November 1 through November 5, 2021, 
would be an appropriate time to celebrate ‘‘National Vet-
erans Small Business Week’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives joins 
with the Small Business Administration in— 
(1) supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Veterans Small Business Week’’; 
(2) supporting veterans through the Small 
Business Administration that funds veteran-owned 
small business, trains veterans for entrepreneurship, 
and supports veteran contracting; 
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(3) celebrating the millions of people in the 
United States, especially the veterans of the United 
States and the spouses of those veterans, who ben-
efit from the programs of the Small Business Ad-
ministration; and 
(4) expressing appreciation for the continued 
service to the United States by the veterans of the 
United States through small business ownership and 
entrepreneurship. 
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