Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24-29, 2025, as "Small Businesses in For-Hire Transportation Week".
This is a non-binding House Resolution (H. Res. 318) introduced by Mrs. Miller of West Virginia on April 9, 2025, in the 119th Congress. It expresses support for designating the week of April 24-29, 2025, as “Small Businesses in For-Hire Transportation Week.” The resolution highlights the size and importance of the for-hire transportation small-business sector—emphasizing job creation, minority representation, and the critical role these businesses play in health care access, daily commuting, and community well-being—without creating new laws or funding. The bill frames the designation as a recognition of the industry’s contributions and urges support for their ongoing safety, service to communities, and local economic impact. It notes the involvement of the Transportation Alliance and the broader benefits of supporting local, small for-hire transportation businesses.
Key Points
- 1The resolution designates the week of April 24-29, 2025, as “Small Businesses in For-Hire Transportation Week.”
- 2It defines the scope of the industry as including nonemergency medical transportation, taxicab, limousine, livery, paratransit, and shuttle services.
- 3The for-hire transportation small-business sector comprises over 18,300 locally owned and operated companies and employs about 276,250 drivers plus nearly a million other workers (mechanics, call centers, admin staff, management).
- 4About half of the industry’s workforce is minority, according to the resolution.
- 5The resolution acknowledges the sector’s role in supporting vulnerable populations and essential services (patients, COVID patients, shut-ins, hospital personnel, families, and communities) and its contribution to local economies and job creation, including through the Transportation Alliance.