IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Chabot , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Hagedorn , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Spano , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Evans , Ms. Craig , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Golden , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Kim , Ms. Finkenauer , Mr. Delgado , Mr. Crow , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Clay , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Bost , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Posey , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Latta , Ms. Norton , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Takano , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Norman , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Ms. Meng , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Curtis , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , and Mr. LaHood ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business RESOLUTION Expressing support for the recognition and celebration of the vital role of small businesses, along with the efforts of the Small Business Administration to help Americans start, build, and grow businesses.

Whereas, as of September 2019, there are over 30,700,000 small businesses in the United States; Whereas small businesses in the United States— (1) represent 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States; (2) employ nearly 60 million private sector employees in the United States; (3) create nearly two of every three of new jobs; and (4) constitute 97.5 percent of firms exporting goods; and Whereas the day of November 30, 2019, is an appropriate day to recognize small businesses and encourage consumers to support their local small businesses during the holiday shopping season: Now, therefore, be it