A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Latest action · Sep 22, 2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6684; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6635)
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateSep 22, 2012
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates November 24, 2012, as Small Business Saturday.
Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 22, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Sep 22, 2012 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 22, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Sep 22, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Sep 22, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6684; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6635)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 320 | A resolution designating November 26, 2011, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. | Related bill | Nov 10, 2011 |
| HRES 468 | Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. | Related bill | Nov 16, 2011 |
| HRES 793 | Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. | Related bill | Sep 20, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2012Agreed to Senate
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