,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,gosar 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1    
,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,tipton1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1
 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1 ,mr4       
,simpson1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,ms4            
,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,kelly of           
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,mr4       
,benishek1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,ms4
 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,titus1 
,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4        
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mrs4          
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1    
,mr4 ,garcia1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,carson
 of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4      
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4   
,bentivolio1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4       
,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4        
,collins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mrs4
 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,ms4 ,esty1    
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 and ,mr4    
,loebsack7 submitted the following      

resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business          
,,resolution  ,honoring the vital role  
of small business and the passion of    
entrepreneurs in the ,united ,states    
during ,national ,small ,business ,week1
 beginning on ,may #ab1 through ,may    
#af1 #bjad4  ,whereas this year marks   
the #east anniversary of ,national      
,small ,business ,week and has been     
endorsed by every ,president since      
#aifc2 ,whereas for the first time in   
its history four cities1 including ,san 
,francisco1 ,kansas ,city1 ,boston1 and 
,washington1 ,,dc1 will host speakers   
and events celebrating ,national ,small 
,business ,week2 ,whereas the           
approximately #bh1jjj1jjj small         
businesses in the ,united ,states1 which
 are the leading force behind the       
,united ,states economy1 creating nearly
 #g out of every #aj new jobs and       
generating close to #ej percent of the  
,nation's nonfarm gross domestic        
product2 ,whereas small firms accounted 

for #fc percent of net new jobs created 
between #aiic and mid-#bjac1 and since  
the end of the recession small firms    
accounted for #fj percent of the net new
 jobs2 ,whereas #bb1jjj1jjj small       
businesses are nonemployer sole         
proprietorship firms2 ,whereas          
#b1dej1jjj veterans are small business  
owners and account for #i4a percent of  
all ,united ,states businesses2 ,whereas
 woman owned firms have increased as a  
share of total businesses and include   
over #g1hjj1jjj small businesses2       
,whereas small businesses employ #dh4e  
percent of the country's private        
workforce2 ,whereas small businesses    
represent #cg percent of high-tech      
employment2 ,whereas small businesses   
produce #af times more patents per      
employee than large patenting firms2    
,whereas small businesses represent #ih 
percent of all exporters and produce #cc
 percent of exported goods2 ,whereas on 
,july #cj1 #aiec1 ,congress created the 
,small ,business ,administration to aid1

 counsel1 assist1 and protect the       
interests of small businesses in order  
to preserve free and competitive        
enterprise1 to ensure that a fair       
proportion of the total sales of        
government property are made to small   
businesses1 and to maintain and         
strengthen the overall economy of the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas for more than 
#ej years1 the ,small ,business         
,administration has helped over         
#aj1jjj1jjj entrepreneurs reach the     
,american dream of creating and         
maintaining a small business1 and has   
played a key role in fostering local and
 national economic growth2 and ,whereas 
the ,president has designated the week  
beginning ,may #ab1 #bjad1 as ,national 
,small ,business ,week3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,house of             
,representatives--  7#a7 honors the     
vital role of small business and        
entrepreneurs in the ,united ,states    
during ,national ,small ,business ,week2
  7#b7 supports the designation of      

,national ,small ,business ,week2  7#c7 
recognizes the important role of the    
,small ,business ,administration as a   
valuable resource for the ,united       
,states entrepreneur2  7#d7 supports and
 encourages young entrepreneurs to      
pursue their passions and create more   
start-up businesses2  7#e7 recognizes   
the importance of creating policies that
 promote a business friendly environment
 for small business owners free of      
unnecessary and burdensome regulations  
and red tape2  7#f7 recognizes the      
,national ,small ,business ,person of   
the ,year and the ,national ,lender of  
the ,year2 and  7#g7 supports efforts   
to--  7,a7 encourage consumers to shop  
locally2 and  7,b7 increase awareness of
 the value of locally owned small       
businesses and the impact of locally    
owned small business on the economy of  
the ,united ,states4