Whereas, on January 21, 2020, the United States confirmed the Nation’s first case of the novel coronavirus (which presents as the disease COVID–19); Whereas, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency; Whereas, on February 24, 2020, the Trump administration asked Congress for $1,250,000,000 in new emergency funds to respond to COVID–19; Whereas, on February 29, 2020, the United States announced the first COVID–19-related death of a United States citizen; Whereas, on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID–19 outbreak a pandemic; Whereas, on March 13, 2020, the Trump administration declared a national emergency in order to assist States and territories with combating COVID–19; Whereas, on March 15, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a restriction on gatherings of 50 or more people in the United States; Whereas, on March 27, 2020, the Trump administration signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing much-needed emergency loans and other financial support to American small businesses; Whereas most Governors have executed orders in States across the country to close or restrict the operations of businesses across various industries temporarily; Whereas these closures or operating limitations have caused significant strain on America’s small businesses in the interest of public health; Whereas small businesses are the engine of the American economy, comprising over 99 percent of all business ventures in the United States; Whereas prior to the pandemic, small businesses accounted for half of the American economy and nearly half of all American jobs; Whereas America’s small businesses will return and exceed pre-COVID–19 production; and Whereas the Congress of the United States should recognize and encourage American small businesses: Now, therefore, be it