,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #a1       
#bjai,mr4 ,crow 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,hagedorn1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4      
,finkenauer1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4       
,stauber1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 ,mr4 ,spano1  
,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4    
,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,veasey1  
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4
 ,balderson7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business          
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,veterans ,small    
,business ,week4  ,whereas the ,armed   
,forces of the ,united ,states train    
individuals with the skills1 discipline1
 and leadership necessary to establish  
and operate a successful business2      
,whereas there are approximately        
#b1ejj1jjj veteran-owned small          
businesses in the ,united ,states1      

employing nearly #e1hjj1jjj individuals2
 ,whereas veteran-owned businesses make 
up nearly #aj percent of all businesses 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas        
veterans account for more than          
#a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in business receipts 
every year2 ,whereas veterans are #de   
percent more likely to be self-employed 
than nonveterans2 ,whereas business     
ownership by women veterans has         
increased significantly1 from #ig1aad in
 #bjjg to #chc1cjb in #bjab2 ,whereas   
business ownership by immigrant veterans
 is over #fb1jjj2 ,whereas the ,small   
,business ,administration serves more   
than #bjj1jjj veterans1 service-disabled
 veterans1 women veterans1 and military 
spouses annually2 ,whereas the ,small   
,business ,administration will be       
hosting events honoring ,national       
,veterans ,small ,business ,week from   
,november #d through ,november #h1      
#bjai2 ,whereas the ,congress and the   
,small ,business ,administration will be
 celebrating ,veterans ,small ,business 

,week during the week of ,november #d   
through ,november #h1 #bjai2 and        
,whereas the week of ,november #d       
through ,november #h1 #bjai1 would be an
 appropriate time to celebrate ,national
 ,veterans ,small ,business ,week3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives joins with the ,small  
,business ,administration in-- 7#a7     
supporting the goals and ideals of      
,national ,veterans ,small ,business    
,week2  7#b7 supporting veterans through
 the ,small ,business ,administration   
that funds veteran-owned small business1
 trains veterans for entrepreneurship1  
and supports veteran contracting2  7#c7 
celebrating the millions of people in   
the ,united ,states1 especially the     
veterans of the ,united ,states and the 
spouses of those veterans1 who benefit  
from the programs of the ,small         
,business ,administration2 and  7#d7    
expressing appreciation for the         
continued service to the ,united ,states
 by the veterans of the ,united ,states 

through small business ownership and    
entrepreneurship4