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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextWEEK 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
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:
S. Res. 703
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”.