Supports: (1) the designation of National Small Business Week, (2) efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally, and (3) efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned small business on the U.S. economy.
Honors the vital role of small business and entrepreneurs in the United States during such week.
Recognizes: (1) the important role of the Small Business Administration as a valuable resource for the U.S. entrepreneur, (2) the importance of creating policies that promote a business friendly environment for small business owners free of unnecessary regulations, and (3) the National Small Business Person of the Year and the National Lender of the Year.
Encourages young entrepreneurs to pursue their passions and create more start-up businesses.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 713 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 713
Honoring the vital role of small business and the passion of
entrepreneurs in the United States during ``National Small Business
Week'', beginning on May 1, through May 7, 2016.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2016
Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Blum, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Costa,
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Graves of Missouri, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda,
Mr. Hultgren, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kelly of
Illinois, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Murphy of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Sewell of Alabama,
Mr. Simpson, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms.
Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Torres, Mr.
Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Israel,
Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Small Business
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the vital role of small business and the passion of
entrepreneurs in the United States during ``National Small Business
Week'', beginning on May 1, through May 7, 2016.
Whereas this year marks the 53rd anniversary of ``National Small Business Week''
and has been endorsed by every President since 1963;
Whereas approximately 28,000,000 small businesses in the United States,
comprising the leading force behind the United States economy, create
nearly 7 out of every 10 new jobs and generate close to 50 percent of
the Nation's nonfarm gross domestic product;
Whereas small firms account for 63 percent of the net new jobs created between
1993 and mid-2013, and 60 percent of the net new jobs created since the
end of the recession;
Whereas 22,000,000 small businesses are nonemployer sole proprietorship firms;
Whereas 3,700,000 veterans are small business owners and account for 9.1 percent
of all United States businesses;
Whereas the share of total businesses owned by women continues to increase,
currently including over 7,800,000 small businesses;
Whereas small businesses employ 48.5 percent of the country's private sector
workforce;
Whereas small businesses represent 37 percent of high-tech employment;
Whereas small businesses produce 16 times more patents per employee than large
patenting firms;
Whereas small businesses represent 98 percent of all exporters and produce 33
percent of exported goods;
Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small Business Administration to
aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses by
working to preserve free and competitive enterprise, to ensure that a
fair proportion of the total sales of government property are made to
small businesses, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of
the United States;
Whereas for more than 50 years, the Small Business Administration has helped
over 10,000,000 entrepreneurs reach the American dream of creating and
maintaining a small business, and has played a key role in fostering
local and national economic growth; and
Whereas the President has designated the week beginning on May 1, 2016, as
``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) honors the vital role of small business and
entrepreneurs in the United States during ``National Small
Business Week'';
(2) supports the designation of ``National Small Business
Week'';
(3) recognizes the important role of the Small Business
Administration as a valuable resource for the United States
entrepreneur;
(4) supports and encourages young entrepreneurs to pursue
their passions and create more start-up businesses;
(5) recognizes the importance of creating policies that
promote a business friendly environment for small business
owners free of unnecessary and burdensome regulations and red
tape;
(6) recognizes the National Small Business Person of the
Year and the National Lender of the Year; and
(7) 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 business on the economy of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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