A resolution recognizing November 25, 2017, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting the efforts of the Small Business Administration to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Latest action · Nov 9, 2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7167; text: CR S7159)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateNov 9, 2017
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that the Senate joins the Small Business Administration in recognizing and encouraging the observance of Small Business Saturday on November 25, 2017.
Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of such businesses on the U.S. economy.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 9, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7167; text: CR S7159)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7167Text printed S7159 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 9, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing November 25, 2017, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting the efforts of the Small Business Administration 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.
- Nov 9, 2017Agreed to Senate
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