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title: "Recognizing November 26, 2016, as \"Small Business Saturday\" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses."
identifier: "114-HRES-886"
congress: 114
bill_number: 886
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/hres/886"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/886"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T02:38:35.503Z"
---
Whereas there are over 28,700,000 small businesses in the United States;Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States;Whereas small businesses employ over 49 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States;Whereas small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total payroll of the employees in the private sector in the United States;Whereas small businesses constitute nearly 98 percent of firms exporting goods;Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private sector output;Whereas small businesses generated 63 percent of net new jobs created over the past 20 years; andWhereas November 26, 2016, is an appropriate day to recognize "Small Business Saturday": Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—
  - (1) recognizes and encourages the observance of "Small Business Saturday"; and
  - (2) supports efforts—
    - (A) to encourage consumers to shop locally; and
    - (B) to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned small businesses on the economy of the United States.