,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4  
,crdenas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 
,wexton1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,pingree1    
,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4    
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,pappas1  
,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4      
,crow1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,ms4      
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,sewell of        
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4        
,grothman1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,vela1    
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick     
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4      
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,ms4 
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,case1   
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4      
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,takano1
 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of        
,california1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1  

,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,castor of       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,ms4 ,stevens1   
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4          
,spanberger1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,gomez1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4
 ,velzquez1 and ,mr4 ,moulton7 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 honor the vital role of small  
business and the passion of             
entrepreneurs in the ,united ,states4   
,whereas this year marks the #efth      
anniversary of ,national ,small         
,business ,week and has been endorsed by
 every ,president since #aifc2 ,whereas 
approximately #cj1bjj1jjj small         
businesses in the ,united ,states1      
comprising the leading force behind the 
,united ,states economy1 create #b out  
of every #c new jobs and generate close 

to #ej percent of the ,nation's nonfarm 
gross domestic product2 ,whereas small  
firms account for #fd percent of the net
 new jobs created between #aiic and     
mid-#bjac1 and #fj percent of the net   
new jobs created since the end of the   
recession2 ,whereas #bd1cjj1jjj small   
businesses are nonemployer sole         
proprietorship firms2 ,whereas          
#b1ejj1jjj veterans are small business  
owners and account for #i percent of all
 ,united ,states businesses2 ,whereas   
the share of total businesses owned by  
women continues to increase1 currently  
including over #i1ijj1jjj small         
businesses2 ,whereas immigrants are     
small business owners and account for   
#ag percent of all small businesses1 and
 account for #ac percent of all business
 owners nationwide2 ,whereas small      
businesses employ #fe percent of the    
private sector workforce in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas small businesses      
represent #eg percent of high-tech      
employment2 ,whereas small businesses   

produce #af times more patents per      
employee than large patenting firms2    
,whereas small businesses represent #ig 
percent of all exporters and produce #cc
 percent of exported goods2 ,whereas1 on
 ,july #cj1 #aiec1 ,congress created the
 ,small ,business ,administration to    
aid1 counsel1 assist1 and protect the   
interests of small businesses by working
 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 ,whereas1 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 on ,may #e1 #bjai1 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   
startup 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