[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1141 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1141

    Commemorating and acknowledging veteran-owned small businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2018

    Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Velazquez) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating and acknowledging veteran-owned small businesses.

Whereas members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States develop a 
        wide array of skills during their time of service that support 
        entrepreneurship;
Whereas many veterans build on their experience in the Armed Forces to start 
        their own business after leaving active service;
Whereas veterans form a vital part of the United States labor force, and firms 
        that hire veterans benefit from their diverse set of skills;
Whereas more than one in five veterans surveyed have purchased a business, 
        started their own business, or considered doing so;
Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 veteran-owned businesses in the United 
        States, representing more than 9 percent of all United States firms;
Whereas veteran-owned businesses employ more than 5,000,000 people and generate 
        an annual payroll of $195,000,000,000;
Whereas veteran-owned businesses generate more than $1,140,000,000,000 in annual 
        sales; and
Whereas the Small Business Administration, through its Boots to Business 
        program, has trained more than 30,000 service members, veterans, and 
        their spouses on launching their own small business: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and recognizes veterans for their service to the 
        United States; and
            (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and work of 
        veteran small business owners.
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