Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 677 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 1, 2019 Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. FINKENAUER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. SPANO, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. BALDERSON) submitted the fol- lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Busi- ness RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week. Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States train indi- viduals with the skills, discipline, and leadership nec- essary to establish and operate a successful business; Whereas there are approximately 2,500,000 veteran-owned small businesses in the United States, employing nearly 5,800,000 individuals; Whereas veteran-owned businesses make up nearly 10 per- cent of all businesses in the United States; Whereas veterans account for more than $1,200,000,000,000 in business receipts every year; VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR677.IH HR677 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 677 IH Whereas veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-em- ployed than nonveterans; Whereas business ownership by women veterans has in- creased significantly, from 97,114 in 2007 to 383,302 in 2012; Whereas business ownership by immigrant veterans is over 62,000; Whereas the Small Business Administration serves more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, women vet- erans, and military spouses annually; Whereas the Small Business Administration will be hosting events honoring National Veterans Small Business Week from November 4 through November 8, 2019; Whereas the Congress and the Small Business Administra- tion will be celebrating Veterans Small Business Week during the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019; and Whereas the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019, would be an appropriate time to celebrate National Vet- erans Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives joins 1 with the Small Business Administration in— 2 (1) supporting the goals and ideals of National 3 Veterans Small Business Week; 4 (2) supporting veterans through the Small 5 Business Administration that funds veteran-owned 6 small business, trains veterans for entrepreneurship, 7 and supports veteran contracting; 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR677.IH HR677 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 677 IH (3) celebrating the millions of people in the 1 United States, especially the veterans of the United 2 States and the spouses of those veterans, who ben- 3 efit from the programs of the Small Business Ad- 4 ministration; and 5 (4) expressing appreciation for the continued 6 service to the United States by the veterans of the 7 United States through small business ownership and 8 entrepreneurship. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR677.IH HR677 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS