HRES1261Referred to Committee

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

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-05-07

Introduced

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Type

Sponsor

Brad Finstad

Republican · MN · Representative

Votes with party: 98.5% (667 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (27)

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

2026-05-07

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Small BusinessReferred To · 2026-05-07

Previously

Small Business CommitteeReferred To · 2026-05-07

Plain-English Summary

This resolution honors the contributions of small businesses in the United States and supports the designation of National Small Business Week.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Commerce

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1261 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Finstad (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Moylan, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Wied, Mr. Bresnahan, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Edwards) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION 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. Whereas a ``National Small Business Week'' has been declared by every President since 1963; Whereas there are more than 36,000,000 small businesses in the United States that support more than 62,000,000 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 House of Representatives-- (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 in the United States; and (3) supports the designation of ``National Small Business Week''. <all>

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