[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E386-E387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMEMORATING NATIONAL PEO WEEK

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                           HON. ERIN HOUCHIN

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2026

  Mrs. HOUCHIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate National PEO 
Week, which starts May 17 and ends May 23, 2026.
  National PEO Week will celebrate the important contributions of the 
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry, which provides 
payroll, employee benefits, compliance assistance, and HR services to 
hundreds of thousands of small and mid-sized businesses that employ 
more than 4.5 million people.
  PEOs help small businesses improve productivity and profitability, 
focus on their core mission, and grow. Through a PEO, employees of 
small businesses gain access to important employment benefits such as 
401(k) plans; health, dental, life, and other insurance; dependent 
care; and other benefits they might not typically receive as employees 
of a small company.
  PEOs also take over back-office tasks that consume time, energy, and 
resources, enabling small businesses working with a PEO to grow twice 
as fast, have a 12 percent lower employee turnover, and a higher 
business survival rate.
  I know the value that PEOs provide. Before coming to Congress, I 
worked for a PEO, and I saw firsthand the positive impact they had on 
small businesses in my home state of Indiana.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the PEO industry for all 
they do to help our Nation's small businesses and their employees 
prosper.

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