Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.

Bill: 113-hres-728
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2014-09-16
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Economic performance and conditions

Retail and wholesale trades

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Expresses support for: (1) the designation of a Small Business Saturday, (2) efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally, and (3) efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 728 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2014 Mr. Graves of Missouri submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of a Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.

Whereas, there are 28,200,000 small businesses in the United States; Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States; Whereas small businesses employ over 48 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States; Whereas small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total payroll of the employees in the private sector in the United States; Whereas small businesses constitute 98 percent of firms exporting goods; Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private sector output; Whereas small businesses generated 63 percent of net new jobs created from 1993 through 2013; and Whereas November 29, 2014, is an appropriate day to designate as Small Business Saturday : Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of a 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.