# 119-sres-201: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

119-sres-201, A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-201
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 81
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Designates May 4–10, 2025, as National Small Business Week** to honor the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs across the United States. It notes there are more than 34.5 million small businesses that support over 59 million jobs and applauds the resilience and achievements of small business owners and their employees.

## Cosponsors (81)

- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-201 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/201)

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