A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning April 22, 2007.
Latest action · Apr 26, 2007 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5255-5257; text as passed Senate: CR S5256-5257; text of measure as introduced: CR S5222)
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 26, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateApr 26, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses during National Small Business Week beginning April 22, 2007.
Applauds the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees.
Recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Urges the President to ensure that: (1) applicable small business procurement goals are reached by federal agencies; (2) SBA guaranteed loans and venture capital are made available to all qualified small businesses; (3) SBA management assistance programs are provided with the federal resources necessary to do their jobs; and (4) reforms to the SBA disaster loan program are made as quickly as possible.
Urges that the SBA continue to be designated as a major agency in the President's annual budget and that the SBA Administrator have an active role as a member of the President's Cabinet.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5255-5257; text as passed Senate: CR S5256-5257; text of measure as introduced: CR S5222)
- Apr 26, 2007Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5255-5257; text as passed Senate: CR S5256-5257; text of measure as introduced: CR S5222)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 524 | A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of the owners of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning April 21, 2008. | Related bill | Apr 28, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cabinet officers
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congressional tributes
- Depressed areas
- Disabled
- Disaster loans
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Entrepreneurs
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labor and Employment
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Special weeks
- Venture capital
- Veterans' employment
- Women
- Women in business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Agreed to Senate
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