III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 165 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2017 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Markey , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Coons , Mr. Enzi , Ms. Hirono , Mrs. Capito , Ms. Cantwell , Mrs. Ernst , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Booker , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Young , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott , and Mr. Hoeven ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Celebrating April 30 through May 6, 2017, as National Small Business Week and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses owners in the United States.

Whereas 2017 marks the 54th anniversary of National Small Business Week; Whereas every President for more than 1/2 a century has proclaimed a week celebrating the significance of small businesses across the United States; Whereas, as of May 2017, there are over 28,000,000 small businesses in the United States; Whereas small businesses in the United States— (1) employ nearly 1/2 of the workforce of the United States; (2) comprise 99.7 percent of all employers in the United States; (3) employ veterans, and since 2007, 9.3 percent of all business owners have been veterans; (4) produce 1/3 of all exports of the United States; and (5) account for nearly 1/2 of private sector output; Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress established the Small Business Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the small business community; Whereas 2 of every 3 new jobs are created by small businesses; and Whereas the President designated the week of April 30 through May 6, 2017, as National Small Business Week : Now, therefore, be it