Resolution Recognizing Small Business Saturday — Williams of Texas (119th Congress, 1st Session)

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A resolution in the House of Representatives, 119th Congress, 1st Session, submitted by Williams of Texas, recognizing November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. The preamble states that there are over 36,200,000 small businesses in the United States and that small businesses represent 99.9 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States. It also states that small businesses pay 38.7 percent of the total payroll of the employees in the private sector. The resolved clauses recognize and encourage the observance of Small Business Saturday and support efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally.

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                                                                   (Original Signature of Member)



                                         H. RES. ll
               119TH CONGRESS
                  1ST SESSION


               Recognizing November 29, 2025, as ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’ and sup-
                   porting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small
                   businesses.




                          IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred
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                                  RESOLUTION
               Recognizing November 29, 2025, as ‘‘Small Business Satur-
                  day’’ and supporting efforts to increase awareness of
                  the value of locally owned small businesses.

               Whereas there are over 36,200,000 small businesses in the
                  United States;
               Whereas small businesses represent 99.9 percent of all busi-
                  nesses with employees in the United States;
               Whereas small businesses employ nearly 46 percent of the
                  employees in the private sector in the United States;
               Whereas small businesses pay 38.7 percent of the total pay-
                  roll of the employees in the private sector in the United
                  States;
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               Whereas small businesses constitute over 97 percent of firms
                  exporting goods; and
               Whereas November 29, 2025, is an appropriate day to des-
                  ignate as ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’: Now, therefore, be
                  it
                 1          Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
                 2              (1) recognizes and encourages the observance of
                 3          ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’; and
                 4              (2) supports efforts to—
                 5                      (A) encourage consumers to shop locally;
                 6              and
                 7                      (B) increase awareness of the value of lo-
                 8              cally owned small businesses and the impact of
                 9              locally owned small businesses on the economy
               10               of the United States.




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