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SRES 86 107th Congress Senate

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate recognizing the important role played by the Small Business Administration on behalf of the United States small business community.

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Economic growthEconomics and Public FinanceExecutive Office of the PresidentExecutivesFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment and businessGovernment procurementHousing and Community DevelopmentJob creationLabor and EmploymentMinoritiesMinority business enterprisesPoor
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May 9, 2001
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4582-4584; text: CR S4613)
May 9, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4582-4584; text: CR S4613)
May 9, 2001
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4582-4584; text: CR S4613)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
States that the Small Business Administration (SBA) should continue to be the leading advocate in the Federal Government for small businesses.

Urges the President to: (1) strengthen and expand assistance to small businesses through Federal programs; (2) adopt a policy to achieve the applicable Federal procurement goals for small businesses, including such goals for women-owned businesses, HUBZone businesses, socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans; (3) hold the head of each Federal department and agency accountable in ensuring that such goals are achieved; and (4) direct such heads to comply fully with requirements of the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

States that the SBA Administrator should have an active role as a member of the President's Cabinet and the Domestic and National Economic Policy Councils.

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 Cosponsors 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 9, 2001
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 9, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 86: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate recognizing the important role played by the Small Business Administration on behalf of the United States small business community.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-86/
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"S. Res. 86: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate recognizing the important role played by the Small Business Administration on behalf of the United States small business community.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-86/.
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S. Res. 86, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-86/.
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[S. Res. 86: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate recognizing the important role played by the Small Business Administration on behalf of the United States small business community.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-SRES-86/)
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