,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abce  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #bj1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,chabot1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,kim1    
,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4 ,judy
 ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,balderson1  
,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mrs4 
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,ms4           
,finkenauer1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,delgado1
 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4          
,houlahan1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,mr4
 ,golden1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 and ,mr4      
,joyce of ,pennsylvania7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,small ,business  
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the recognition and celebration of the  
vital role of small businesses1 along   
with the efforts of the ,small ,business
 ,administration to help ,americans     
start1 build1 and grow businesses4      
,whereas there are #ca4g million small  
businesses in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas small businesses in the ,united

 ,states-- 7#a7 comprise #ii4i percent  
of all businesses in the ,united        
,states2  7#b7 employ approximately #fa 
million private sector employees in the 
,united ,states2  7#c7 create nearly two
 of every three new jobs2 and  7#d7     
constitute #ig4e percent of firms       
exporting goods2 ,whereas the effects of
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic on small      
businesses are not fully known1 and--   
7#a7 millions of small businesses       
throughout the country are suffering2   
7#b7 more than #cd percent of small     
businesses surveyed in the ,census      
,bureau ,small ,business ,pulse ,survey 
reported being financially impacted by  
the pandemic1 with ,black owners        
experiencing three times the decline of 
business activity as compared to other  
groups2 and  7#c7 small businesses in   
the accommodation and food service      
industry1 as well as the arts and       
recreation industry1 have been          
particularly hard-hit2 and ,whereas the 
day of ,november #bh1 #bjbj1 is an      

appropriate day to recognize small      
businesses and encourage consumers to   
support their local small businesses    
during the holiday shopping season3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives joins with the      
,small ,business ,administration in--   
7#a7 celebrating the entrepreneurial    
spirit of small business owners in the  
,united ,states2  7#b7 recognizing that 
small businesses need our patronage now 
more than ever as our ,nation confronts 
,,covid-#ai2  7#c7 recognizing the      
importance of creating policies that    
promote a business-friendly environment 
for small business owners2  7#d7        
supporting and encouraging young        
entrepreneurs to pursue their passions  
and create more startup businesses2 and 
7#e7 showing appreciation for the many  
ways that small businesses support their
 communities and their workers4