Whereas every year since 1963 every President of the United States has proclaimed a National Small Business Week ; Whereas the approximately 30,700,000 small businesses in the United States are the driving force behind the economy of the Nation, representing 99.9 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States; Whereas small businesses employ 47.1 percent of the employees in the private sector in America and are responsible for creating nearly two-thirds of new jobs; Whereas every congressional district in the United States contains a small business; Whereas small businesses will play an integral role in rebuilding the economy of the Nation; Whereas Congress established the Small Business Administration in 1953 to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses; to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases, contracts, and subcontracts for property and services for the Federal Government are placed with small businesses; to make certain access to critical capital is made available to such small businesses; and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy; Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small businesses with access to critical lending opportunities, played a key role in ensuring full and open competition for government contracts, and improved the economic environment in which small business concerns compete; and Whereas September 22, 2020, to September 24, 2020, would be an appropriate period to celebrate National Small Business Week : Now, therefore, be it