[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 313 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 313

   Designating November 30, 2013 as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2013

  Ms. Landrieu (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Carper, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coons, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
   Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. 
  Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South 
  Dakota, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Levin, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, 
 Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall 
 of New Mexico, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Ayotte) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating November 30, 2013 as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.

Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses having 
        employees (commonly referred to as ``employer firms'');
Whereas small businesses employ over 49 percent of the employees in the private 
        sector;
Whereas small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total payroll of the 
        employees in the private sector;
Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 50 percent of the 
        private, nonfarm product of the gross domestic product;
Whereas small businesses generated 64 percent of net new jobs created between 
        1993 and 2011;
Whereas 87 percent of consumers in the United States agree that the success of 
        small businesses is critical to the overall economic health of the 
        United States;
Whereas 93 percent of consumers in the United States agree that it is important 
        to support the small businesses in their community; and
Whereas November 30, 2013 would be an appropriate date to designate as ``Small 
        Business Saturday'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates November 30, 2013 as ``Small Business 
        Saturday''; and
            (2) 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 businesses on the economy of the United States.
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