IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2018 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Ms. Velázquez ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Small Business , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Commemorating and acknowledging veteran-owned small businesses.

Whereas members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States develop a wide array of skills during their time of service that support entrepreneurship; Whereas many veterans build on their experience in the Armed Forces to start their own business after leaving active service; Whereas veterans form a vital part of the United States labor force, and firms that hire veterans benefit from their diverse set of skills; Whereas more than one in five veterans surveyed have purchased a business, started their own business, or considered doing so; Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 veteran-owned businesses in the United States, representing more than 9 percent of all United States firms; Whereas veteran-owned businesses employ more than 5,000,000 people and generate an annual payroll of $195,000,000,000; Whereas veteran-owned businesses generate more than $1,140,000,000,000 in annual sales; and Whereas the Small Business Administration, through its Boots to Business program, has trained more than 30,000 service members, veterans, and their spouses on launching their own small business: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) honors and recognizes veterans for their service to the United States; and (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and work of veteran small business owners.