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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.

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.

Introduced Apr 29, 2026

Latest action (Apr 29, 2026) Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2109; text: CR S2135)

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

Summary

This Senate resolution expresses support for designating the week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate small businesses and entrepreneurs. The resolution notes that National Small Business Week has been declared by every President since 1963, and highlights that there are more than 36 million small businesses in the United States that support over 62 million jobs. The resolution honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses and applauds the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees. It recognizes that small business owners have demonstrated resilience in the face of significant challenges. The resolution supports making that specific week in May 2026 the official National Small Business Week.

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)
88 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 (2)
  1. Apr 29, 2026 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2109; text: CR S2135) · senate
  2. Apr 29, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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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.

  • 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 91%
  • SRES 201 — 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. · Passed Senate May 5, 2025 · 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 78%
  • 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 77%
  • 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 64%
  • SRES 653 — A resolution designating March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day". · Passed Senate Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 60%

Text versions (1)
  • Agreed to Senate · Apr 29, 2026

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

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

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”. <all>

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