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HRES 468 112th Congress House Commerce Commemorative events and holidays Economic performance and conditions Retail and wholesale trades Small business

Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.

Introduced: November 17, 2011 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Nov 16, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the designation of a Small Business Saturday.

Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.

What's happening now November 16, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 793 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of t…
  • SRES 320 Related bill A resolution designating November 26, 2011, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness o…
  • SRES 589 Related bill A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness o…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Dec 2, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Dec 2, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Nov 18, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Nov 17, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Nov 17, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 468: Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-468/
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"H. Res. 468: Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-468/.
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H. Res. 468, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-468/.
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