Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This resolution supports the designation of National Small Business Week and efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally. It also supports and encourages young entrepreneurs to pursue their passions and create more startup businesses.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 360 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 360

  Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, 
through May 11, 2019, 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

    Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
   Pingree, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Serrano, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
Pappas, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Crow, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
Grijalva, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
   Barragan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
 Correa, Mr. Vela, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Brownley of 
     California, Mr. Case, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Larsen of 
   Washington, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
Khanna, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Panetta, 
Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Rouda, 
   Ms. Stevens, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
Gomez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Moulton) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, 
through May 11, 2019, 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 56th anniversary of ``National Small Business Week'' 
        and has been endorsed by every President since 1963;
Whereas approximately 30,200,000 small businesses in the United States, 
        comprising the leading force behind the United States economy, create 2 
        out of every 3 new jobs and generate close to 50 percent of the Nation's 
        nonfarm gross domestic product;
Whereas small firms account for 64 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 24,300,000 small businesses are nonemployer 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 continues to increase, 
        currently including over 9,900,000 small businesses;
Whereas immigrants are small business owners and account for 17 percent of all 
        small businesses, and account for 13 percent of all business owners 
        nationwide;
Whereas small businesses employ 65 percent of the private sector workforce in 
        the United States;
Whereas small businesses represent 57 percent of high-tech employment;
Whereas small businesses produce 16 times more patents per employee than large 
        patenting firms;
Whereas small businesses represent 97 percent of all exporters and produce 33 
        percent of exported goods;
Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Business 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 proportion of the total sales of Government property are made to 
        small businesses, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of 
        the United States;
Whereas, for more than 50 years, the Small Business Administration 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 May 5, 2019, 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 entrepreneurs to pursue 
        their passions and create more startup businesses;
            (5) recognizes the importance of creating policies 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 Person of the 
        Year and the National Lender of the Year; and
            (7) supports efforts to--
                    (A) encourage consumers to shop locally; and
                    (B) increase awareness of the value of locally 
                owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned 
                small business on the economy of the United States.
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