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.
SRES 201 is a non-binding Senate resolution designating the week of May 4-10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week." It honors small businesses and entrepreneurs across all U.S. communities for their economic contributions, citing that small businesses support over 59 million jobs. The resolution recognizes their resilience and celebrates their role in strengthening local economies. This symbolic gesture, consistent with annual presidential proclamations since 1963, does not create new laws or affect any specific group through policy changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced May 5, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2753; text: CR S2758)
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 81 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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