A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 28, 2024, through May 4, 2024, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Bill: 118-sres-671
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2024-05-02
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-02
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3368; text: CR S3320)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution honors the contributions of small businesses in the United States and supports the designation of National Small Business Week.</p>

action_date: 2024-05-02
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This resolution honors the contributions of small businesses in the United States and supports the designation of National Small Business Week.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 2, 2024 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Ernst , Mr. King , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Daines , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Markey , Ms. Collins , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Risch , Mr. Brown , Mr. Braun , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Carper , Mr. Hoeven , Ms. Warren , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Rubio , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Coons , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Luján , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Peters , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Butler , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Scott of Florida , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Britt , Ms. Smith , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Hickenlooper , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Young , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Moran , Mr. Reed , Mr. Thune , Mr. Ossoff , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Fetterman , and Mr. Schmitt ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 28, 2024, through May 4, 2024, 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 33,000,000 small businesses in the United States that support more than 62,000,000 jobs; Whereas small businesses play an integral role in building the economy of the United States; and Whereas April 28, 2024, through May 4, 2024, would be an appropriate week to celebrate National Small Business Week : Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) honors and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and contributions of small businesses in every community in the United States; (2) applauds the efforts and achievements of the owners of small businesses and their employees in every community of the United States; (3) recognizes that, in the face of significant challenges, the owners of small businesses have demonstrated incredible resilience; and (4) supports the designation of the week of April 28, 2024, through May 4, 2024, as National Small Business Week .