H.Res. 840House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

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H.Res. 840 is a House resolution that expresses support for naming the week of April 29 through May 5, 2018 as National Small Business Week. The resolution highlights the role of small businesses in the U.S. economy and calls for celebrating their contributions, encouraging consumer use of small businesses, and promoting policies that help them thrive.

Key Provisions

The House says it will celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs across the country.
It supports officially designating the week of April 29 – May 5, 2018 as “National Small Business Week.”
The resolution notes the importance of policies that help small businesses succeed.
It encourages consumers to shop at small businesses and seeks to raise public awareness of their economic impact.

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Small Business Committee

April 24, 2018

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Introduced in House

April 24, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Small Business Committee

April 24, 2018

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Rep. John R. CurtisR-UT-3 · Apr 26, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand before you today to celebrate National Small Business Week. With 30 million small businesses in the country, and nearly 280,000 of those in Utah, I was proud to…

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 24, 2018

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 840

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2018

Mr. Chabot (for himself, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Adams, Mr. Blum, Mr. Brat, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Comer, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Knight, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Titus, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Whereas a National Small Business Week has been declared by every President since 1963;

Whereas there are more than 29,600,000 small businesses in the United States;

Whereas small businesses represent 99.9 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States;

Whereas small businesses employ nearly 48 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States;

Whereas small businesses constitute 97.7 percent of firms exporting goods;

Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private sector output;

Whereas small businesses are responsible for creating nearly 62 percent of new jobs;

Whereas every congressional district in the United States contains a small business; and

Whereas April 29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, would be an appropriate week to celebrate National Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States;

(2)

supports the designation of National Small Business Week;

(3)

recognizes the importance of creating policies which promote an environment in which small businesses may succeed; and

(4)

supports efforts to—

(A)

encourage consumers to utilize small businesses; and

(B)

increase awareness of the value of small businesses and the impact small businesses have on the economy of the United States.