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Congressional Research Service
Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · May 16, 2017
(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.
People & committees
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R–ID
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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)
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)
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