Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This resolution (1) celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every U.S. community, and (2) supports the designation of National Small Business Week.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 347 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 347

  Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, 
through May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate 
   the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
                    community in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2019

  Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Delgado, 
Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Golden, Mr. Kim, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
Crow, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans, Ms. Finkenauer, 
 Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Hagedorn, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Judy Chu of 
   California, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Burchett, Ms. 
Pingree, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Horsford) 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 celebrate 
   the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
                    community in the United States.

Whereas a ``National Small Business Week'' has been declared by every President 
        since 1963;
Whereas there are more than 30,200,000 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 47.5 percent of the employees in the 
        private sector in the United States;
Whereas small businesses constitute 97.6 percent of firms exporting goods;
Whereas small businesses are responsible for creating nearly two-thirds of new 
        jobs;
Whereas every congressional district in the United States contains a small 
        business; and
Whereas May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, would be an appropriate week to 
        celebrate ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates the contributions of small businesses and 
        entrepreneurs in every community in the United States;
            (2) supports the designation of ``National Small Business 
        Week'';
            (3) recognizes the importance of creating policies which 
        promote an environment in which small businesses may succeed; 
        and
            (4) supports efforts to--
                    (A) encourage consumers to utilize small 
                businesses; and
                    (B) increase awareness of the value of small 
                businesses and the impact small businesses have on the 
                economy of the United States.
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