Expressing support for the designation of June 11, 2025, as "World Franchise Day".
This is a non-binding House resolution (H. Res. 503) expressing support for designating June 11, 2025, as “World Franchise Day.” It cites the World Franchise Council and a global coalition of franchise associations, and it emphasizes franchising as a long-standing and widespread business model in the United States that has supported entrepreneurship, job creation, and skill development. The resolution highlights historical roots of franchising, its current reach across hundreds of industries, and current demographic indicators (notably minority and veteran ownership). It notes the sizable footprint of franchising in the U.S. economy (nearly 830,000 establishments, about 8.8 million direct jobs, substantial economic output, and close to 3% of GDP). As a symbolic, commemorative measure, it does not create new policy or authorize funding.
Key Points
- 1Designation: The resolution expresses support for designating June 11, 2025, as World Franchise Day.
- 2Endorsement by organizations: It cites the World Franchise Council and its network of national franchise associations as the basis for recognizing the day.
- 3Economic footprint: Franchising is presented as a major growth model across more than 200 industries, with quantified U.S. impact (830,876 establishments, ~8.8 million direct jobs, $896.9 billion in output, ~3% of GDP).
- 4Demographics: The resolution notes minority ownership (~26%) and veteran ownership (~14%) within franchising.
- 5Nature of the measure: It is a resolution expressing support and is directed to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; it does not authorize spending or create new legal obligations.