[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 165 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 165

Celebrating April 30 through May 6, 2017, as ``National Small Business 
 Week'' and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses 
                      owners in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2017

  Mr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
  Inhofe, Mr. Coons, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cantwell, 
   Mrs. Ernst, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Booker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
   Cardin, Mr. Young, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott, and Mr. 
 Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Celebrating April 30 through May 6, 2017, as ``National Small Business 
 Week'' and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses 
                      owners in the United States.

Whereas 2017 marks the 54th anniversary of National Small Business Week;
Whereas every President for more than \1/2\ a century has proclaimed a week 
        celebrating the significance of small businesses across the United 
        States;
Whereas, as of May 2017, there are over 28,000,000 small businesses in the 
        United States;
Whereas small businesses in the United States--

    (1) employ nearly \1/2\ of the workforce of the United States;

    (2) comprise 99.7 percent of all employers in the United States;

    (3) employ veterans, and since 2007, 9.3 percent of all business owners 
have been veterans;

    (4) produce \1/3\ of all exports of the United States; and

    (5) account for nearly \1/2\ of private sector output;

Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress established the Small Business 
        Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the small business 
        community;
Whereas 2 of every 3 new jobs are created by small businesses; and
Whereas the President designated the week of April 30 through May 6, 2017, as 
        ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the designation of the week of April 30 
        through May 6, 2017, as ``National Small Business Week'';
            (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of small business 
        owners in the United States;
            (3) recognizes the importance of creating a small business 
        climate that allows for sustained, entrepreneurial success;
            (4) celebrates the invaluable contribution that small 
        businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
        economy; and
            (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of the value and 
        opportunity that small businesses bring to local communities.
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