[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 692 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 692

   Recognizing November 24, 2018, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
celebrating the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts 
  of the Small Business Administration, to help people in the United 
               States start, build, and grow businesses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2018

   Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
   Boozman, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
  Booker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Ernst, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hatch, 
 Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
   Kennedy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Roberts, Ms. 
Harris, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
 Udall, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tester, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
 Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Portman, 
  Mr. Alexander, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Perdue) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing November 24, 2018, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
celebrating the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts 
  of the Small Business Administration, to help people in the United 
               States start, build, and grow businesses.

Whereas, as of November 2018, there are more than 30,200,000 small businesses in 
        the United States;
Whereas small businesses in the United States--

    (1) represent 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States;

    (2) employ nearly 48 percent of private sector employees in the United 
States;

    (3) constitute almost 2 of every 3 new jobs; and

    (4) constitute 97.6 percent of firms that export goods; and

Whereas November 24, 2018, is an appropriate day to recognize ``Small Business 
        Saturday'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate joins the Small Business Administration 
in--
            (1) supporting the designation of November 24, 2018, as 
        ``Small Business Saturday'';
            (2) celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of small 
        business owners in the United States;
            (3) recognizing the importance of creating policies that 
        promote a business-friendly environment for small business 
        owners that is free of unnecessary and burdensome regulations 
        and red tape;
            (4) supporting and encouraging young entrepreneurs to 
        pursue passions and create more startup businesses; and
            (5) celebrating the invaluable contribution that small 
        businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
        economy.
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