Recognizing November 26, 2016, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.

Recognizes and encourages the observance of Small Business Saturday.

Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 886 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 886

   Recognizing November 26, 2016, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2016

Mr. Chabot (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Judy Chu 
  of California, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
Huelskamp, Ms. Meng, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Brat, Ms. Clarke of 
   New York, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Adams, Mr. Knight, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
   Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. 
Davidson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing November 26, 2016, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
                           small businesses.

Whereas there are over 28,700,000 small businesses in the United States;
Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees 
        in the United States;
Whereas small businesses employ over 49 percent of the employees in the private 
        sector in the United States;
Whereas small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total payroll of the 
        employees in the private sector in the United States;
Whereas small businesses constitute nearly 98 percent of firms exporting goods;
Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private 
        sector output;
Whereas small businesses generated 63 percent of net new jobs created over the 
        past 20 years; and
Whereas November 26, 2016, is an appropriate day to recognize ``Small Business 
        Saturday'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and encourages the observance of ``Small 
        Business Saturday''; and
            (2) supports efforts--
                    (A) to encourage consumers to shop locally; and
                    (B) to increase awareness of the value of locally 
                owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned 
                small businesses on the economy of the United States.
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