,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #icj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,balderson 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 and ,mr4        
,tipton7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business          
,,resolution  ,supporting the resiliency
 of ,america's small businesses4        
,whereas1 on ,january #ba1 #bjbj1 the   
,united ,states confirmed the ,nation's 
first case of the novel coronavirus     
7which presents as the disease          
,,covid-#ai72 ,whereas1 on ,january #cj1
 #bjbj1 the ,world ,health ,organization
 7,,who7 declared a global health       
emergency2 ,whereas1 on ,february #bd1  
#bjbj1 the ,trump administration asked  
,congress for #a1bej1jjj1jjj in new     
emergency funds to respond to           
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1 on ,february #bi1
 #bjbj1 the ,united ,states announced   
the first ,,covid-#ai-related death of a
 ,united ,states citizen2 ,whereas1 on  

,march #aa1 #bjbj1 the ,,who declared   
the ,,covid-#ai outbreak a pandemic2    
,whereas1 on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1 the     
,trump administration declared a        
national emergency in order to assist   
,states and territories with combating  
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ae1   
#bjbj1 the ,centers for ,disease        
,control and ,prevention recommended a  
restriction on gatherings of #ej or more
 people in the ,united ,states2         
,whereas1 on ,march #bg1 #bjbj1 the     
,trump administration signed into law   
the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and     
,economic ,security 7,,cares7 ,act1     
providing much-needed emergency loans   
and other financial support to ,american
 small businesses2 ,whereas most        
,governors have executed orders in      
,states across the country to close or  
restrict the operations of businesses   
across various industries temporarily2  
,whereas these closures or operating    
limitations have caused significant     
strain on ,america's small businesses in

 the interest of public health2 ,whereas
 small businesses are the engine of the 
,american economy1 comprising over #ii  
percent of all business ventures in the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas prior to the  
pandemic1 small businesses accounted for
 half of the ,american economy and      
nearly half of all ,american jobs2      
,whereas ,america's small businesses    
will return and exceed pre-,,covid-#ai  
production2 and ,whereas the ,congress  
of the ,united ,states should recognize 
and encourage ,american small           
businesses3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
commends the innovation and prosperity  
that ,american small businesses provide 
to the ,american people and the         
,american economy2  7#b7 acknowledges   
the necessity of continued congressional
 support for ,america's small           
businesses1 through both regulatory     
flexibility and direct financial        
support1 such as sufficient funding of  
the programs of the ,small ,business    

,administration2 and  7#c7 recognizes   
the creators1 owners1 and employees of1 
and contributors to1 ,america's small   
businesses4