119-hres503

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 503 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 503

 Expressing support for the designation of June 11, 2025, as ``World 
 Franchise Day''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 11, 2025

 Mr. Hern of Oklahoma (for himself, Ms. Van Duyne, Ms. Scholten, Mr. 
Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Wied, Mr. Gray, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
Costa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gooden, and Ms. Bynum) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of June 11, 2025, as ``World 
 Franchise Day''.

Whereas the World Franchise Council, which consists of over 40 national 
 franchise associations from around the world, recently established June 
 11 every year as World Franchise Day;
Whereas franchising has served as a core business model in the United States for 
 decades and has empowered aspiring entrepreneurs of all backgrounds to 
 launch and operate independent businesses under the brand and 
 operational guidance of an established company;
Whereas, through the business format of franchising, hundreds of thousands of 
 entrepreneurs have achieved the American Dream of business ownership;
Whereas franchising has contributed to robust job creation and provided 
 foundational skills development to millions of workers in every 
 community in which a franchise exists;
Whereas franchising has its roots in 1731 with Benjamin Franklin, who is 
 credited with founding the first commercial franchise system in the 
 Americas due to his efforts expanding his printing business by agreeing 
 to partnerships with his workers to run their own printing shops;
Whereas franchising further took hold in the mid-19th century as Isaac Singer, 
 who revolutionized the sewing machine industry, developed a franchise 
 system to distribute and repair his machines, setting the stage for a 
 model that would soon spread to other industries;
Whereas, as of 2025, franchising is a proven business growth strategy used in 
 over 200 industries, including childhood education centers, action 
 parks, spas, hardware stores, health care laboratories, home remodeling 
 and repair services, salons, campgrounds, hotels, fitness clubs, auto 
 shops, pet stores, tax preparation offices, restaurants, and more;
Whereas franchising offers a unique entrepreneurial opportunity to minorities, 
 veterans, and all aspiring entrepreneurs, with nearly a 26-percent 
 minority ownership rate, and 14-percent veteran ownership rate;
Whereas franchising in the United States consists of 830,876 franchise 
 establishments that support nearly 8,800,000 direct jobs, 
 $896,900,000,000 in economic output for the economy, and contributes 
 almost 3 percent of the gross domestic product; and
Whereas franchising is set to continue to serve as a vital business growth model 
 for opportunity, entrepreneurism, job creation, and career skills 
 development in communities throughout the United States and the world: 
 Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses support for 
the designation of ``World Franchise Day''.
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