,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,ms4  
,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,chabot1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,mrs4   
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,golden1 ,mr4 ,kim1    
,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4  
,crow1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1    
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4         
,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of       
,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 ,mrs4 ,craig1
 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4   
,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4
 ,burchett1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4         
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4      
,watkins1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and   
,mr4 ,horsford7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business          
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of the week of ,may #e1 
#bjai1 through ,may #aa1 #bjai1 as      
,national ,small ,business ,week to     
celebrate the contributions of small    

businesses and entrepreneurs in every   
community in the ,united ,states4       
,whereas a ,national ,small ,business   
,week has been declared by every        
,president since #aifc2 ,whereas there  
are more than #cj1bjj1jjj small         
businesses in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas small businesses represent     
#ii4i percent of all businesses with    
employees in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas small businesses employ nearly 
#dg4e percent of the employees in the   
private sector in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas small businesses constitute    
#ig4f percent of firms exporting goods2 
,whereas small businesses are           
responsible for creating nearly         
two-thirds of new jobs2 ,whereas every  
congressional district in the ,united   
,states contains a small business2 and  
,whereas ,may #e1 #bjai1 through ,may   
#aa1 #bjai1 would be an appropriate week
 to celebrate ,national ,small ,business
 ,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   

celebrates the contributions of small   
businesses and entrepreneurs in every   
community in the ,united ,states2  7#b7 
supports the designation of ,national   
,small ,business ,week2  7#c7 recognizes
 the importance of creating policies    
which promote an environment in which   
small businesses may succeed2 and  7#d7 
supports efforts to-- 7,a7 encourage    
consumers to utilize small businesses2  
and  7,b7 increase awareness of the     
value of small businesses and the impact
 small businesses have on the economy of
 the ,united ,states4