S.Res. 703

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 703 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 703

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, 
through May 9, 2026, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate 
the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
community in the United States.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 29, 2026

Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tuberville, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. 
Justice, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Grassley, Ms. 
Hirono, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
Lummis, Ms. Warren, Ms. Collins, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Budd, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Warner, Mrs. 
Capito, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Young, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cruz, 
Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Slotkin, 
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Risch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
McConnell, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Banks, Mr. Kaine, 
Mr. Husted, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Scott of 
Florida, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Welch, 
Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kim, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Ricketts, Mrs. 
Moody, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, 
Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Merkley) submitted the following resolution; which 
was considered and agreed to

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RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, 
through May 9, 2026, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate 
the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
community in the United States.

Whereas a National Small Business Week has been declared by every President 
since 1963;
Whereas there are more than 36,200,000 small businesses in the United States 
that support more than 62,300,000 jobs;
Whereas small businesses play an integral role in building the economy of the 
United States; and
Whereas May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, would be an appropriate week to 
celebrate National Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of 
small businesses and the contributions they make to every 
community in the United States;
(2) applauds the efforts and achievements of the owners of 
small businesses and their employees in every community of the 
United States;
(3) recognizes that, in the face of significant challenges, 
the owners of small businesses have demonstrated incredible 
resilience; and
(4) supports the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, 
through May 9, 2026, as ``National Small Business Week''.
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