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A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Introduced May 5, 2025

Latest action (May 5, 2025) Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2753; text: CR S2758)

Policy area
Commerce
Legislative subjects (2)
Commemorative events and holidaysSmall business

Summary

This resolution expresses Senate support for designating May 4-10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week." The resolution honors the entrepreneurial contributions of small businesses and their owners, noting there are more than 34.5 million small businesses in the United States that support over 59 million jobs. It recognizes the resilience of small business owners in facing economic challenges.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
81 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Joni Ernst’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $57,653
  • CAPITAL GROUP $40,000
  • SOROBAN CAPITAL $13,200
  • CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES $7,500
  • GOOGLE $6,800

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joni Ernst → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. May 5, 2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2753; text: CR S2758) · senate
  2. May 5, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
  3. May 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • SRES 703 — A 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. (shares 2 subjects)
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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SRES 703 — A 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. · Passed Senate Apr 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 86%
  • HRES 1261 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3 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. · Introduced May 7, 2026 · Cong. 119 86%
  • HRES 914 — Recognizing November 29, 2025, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. · Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HRES 318 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24-29, 2025, as "Small Businesses in For-Hire Transportation Week". · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • SRES 482 — A resolution recognizing the week of November 3 through November 7, 2025, as "National Veterans Small Business Week". · Passed Senate Nov 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HRES 247 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 23, 2025, through March 29, 2025, as "National Cleaning Week". · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%

Text versions (1)
  • Agreed to Senate · May 5, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 5, 2025

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

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, 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 34,500,000 small businesses in the United States that support more than 59,000,000 jobs; Whereas small businesses play an integral role in building the economy of the United States; and Whereas May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, 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 and contributions of small businesses in 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 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as “National Small Business Week”. <all>

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