Title: Recognizing November 25, 2017, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Recognizes and encourages the observance of Small Business Saturday.
Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of such businesses on the U.S. economy.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 603 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 603

   Recognizing November 25, 2017, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2017

Mr. Chabot (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Blum, 
   Mr. Brat, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
 Comer, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Miss Gonzalez-Colon 
of Puerto Rico, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Knight, 
 Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Murphy of 
 Florida, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
 Carson of Indiana, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
     Ms. McCollum, Mr. Takano, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Swalwell of 
 California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing November 25, 2017, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.

Whereas there are over 29,600,000 small businesses in the United States;
Whereas small businesses represent 99.9 percent of all businesses with employees 
        in the United States;
Whereas small businesses employ nearly 48 percent of the employees in the 
        private sector in the United States;
Whereas small businesses pay 41.1 percent of the total payroll of the employees 
        in the private sector in the United States;
Whereas small businesses constitute nearly 98 percent of firms exporting goods;
Whereas small businesses generated 1,400,000 net new jobs; and
Whereas November 25, 2017, is an appropriate day to designate as ``Small 
        Business Saturday'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and encourages the observance of ``Small 
        Business Saturday''; and
            (2) supports efforts--
                    (A) to encourage consumers to shop locally; and
                    (B) to increase awareness of the value of locally 
                owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned 
                small businesses on the economy of the United States.
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