Expressing support for the recognition and celebration of the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts of the Small Business Administration to help Americans start, build, and grow businesses.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 730 Expressing support for the recognition and celebration of the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts of the Small Business Adminis- tration to help Americans start, build, and grow businesses. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Okla- homa, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. SPANO, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. KIM, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. CROW, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. BOST, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. POSEY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LATTA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Ms. MENG, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CURTIS, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, and Mr. LAHOOD) submitted the following res- olution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business RESOLUTION Expressing support for the recognition and celebration of the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts of the Small Business Administration to help Americans start, build, and grow businesses. Whereas, as of September 2019, there are over 30,700,000 small businesses in the United States; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR730.IH HR730 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 730 IH Whereas small businesses in the United States— (1) represent 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States; (2) employ nearly 60 million private sector employ- ees in the United States; (3) create nearly two of every three of new jobs; and (4) constitute 97.5 percent of firms exporting goods; and Whereas the day of November 30, 2019, is an appropriate day to recognize small businesses and encourage con- sumers to support their local small businesses during the holiday shopping season: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives joins 1 with the Small Business Administration in— 2 (1) celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of 3 small business owners in the United States; 4 (2) recognizing the importance of creating poli- 5 cies that promote a business-friendly environment 6 for small business owners; 7 (3) supporting and encourages young entre- 8 preneurs to pursue their passions and create more 9 startup businesses; 10 (4) showing appreciation for the many ways 11 that small businesses support their communities and 12 their workers; and 13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR730.IH HR730 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 730 IH (5) celebrating the invaluable contribution that 1 small businesses make to the United States as the 2 backbone of the economy. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR730.IH HR730 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS