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.
Latest action · Apr 28, 2008 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3452; text as passed Senate: CR S3452)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateApr 28, 2008
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 business owners during National Small Business Week beginning April 21, 2008.
Honors the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees.
Recognizes that small businesses are essential to restoring the country's economic health.
Recognizes the vital role of Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, employees, and resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Urges the President to ensure that: (1) reasonable rules relating to the federal contract procurement program for women-owned small businesses are expeditiously implemented; (2) small businesses have access to quality, affordable health insurance; (3) the needs of veterans and reservists who own, work for, or wish to start a business are met during deployment and upon their return from duty; (4) measures are enacted to provide a stimulus for business lending during the current economic downturn; (5) small business tax burdens and regulatory and bureaucratic barriers are reduced; (6) all federal agencies adhere to contracting goals for small businesses; (7) venture capital and small business loans are available to all qualified small businesses; and (8) necessary federal resources are provided to management assistance programs delivered by SBA resource partners.
Urges that the SBA Administrator have an active role as a member of the President's Cabinet.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2008 to Apr 23, 2008; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 22, 2008 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Apr 23, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2008Discharged Apr 28, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2008Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 28, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3452; text as passed Senate: CR S3452)
- Apr 22, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 22, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3260-3261)
- Apr 22, 2008Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3260)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3452Text printed S3452 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3260, S3261Text printed S3260 | John F. Kerry D-MA, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Apr 22, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 174 | A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning April 22, 2007. | Related bill | Apr 26, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Business cycles
- Cabinet officers
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congressional tributes
- Depressed areas
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Energy efficiency
- Energy prices
- Energy security
- Entrepreneurs
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Labor and Employment
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Petroleum
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Special weeks
- Venture capital
- Veterans' employment
- Women
- Women in business
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2008Agreed to Senate
- Apr 22, 2008Introduced in Senate
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