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Bill115th CongressFiled May 16, 2017Commerce
S.Res. 165

A resolution celebrating April 30 through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses owners in the United States.

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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 16, 2017)

Supports: (1) the designation of the week of April 30-May 6, 2017, as National Small Business Week; and (2) increasing consumer awareness of the value and opportunity that small businesses bring to local communities.

Celebrates: (1) the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners in the United States, and (2) the invaluable contribution that small businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the economy.

Recognizes the importance of creating a small business climate that allows for sustained entrepreneurial success.

What just happenedMay 16, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2968; text as passed Senate: CR S2968)

Who’s behind it

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID](R-ID)Sponsor
20 cosponsors9 D11 R
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  1. May 16, 2017Floor

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2968; text as passed Senate: CR S2968)

  2. May 16, 2017Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2968; text as passed Senate: CR S2968)

  3. May 16, 2017IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Introduced in SenateMay 16, 2017

Supports: (1) the designation of the week of April 30-May 6, 2017, as National Small Business Week; and (2) increasing consumer awareness of the value and opportunity that small businesses bring to local communities.

Celebrates: (1) the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners in the United States, and (2) the invaluable contribution that small businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the economy.

Recognizes the importance of creating a small business climate that allows for sustained entrepreneurial success.

Passed Senate without amendmentMay 16, 201782

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Supports: (1) the designation of the week of April 30-May 6, 2017, as National Small Business Week; and (2) increasing consumer awareness of the value and opportunity that small businesses bring to local communities.

Celebrates: (1) the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners in the United States, and (2) the invaluable contribution that small businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the economy.

Recognizes the importance of creating a small business climate that allows for sustained entrepreneurial success.

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