[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 116 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 116

 Celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women 
                 business owners in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, 
   Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Markey) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women 
                 business owners in the United States.

Whereas there are over 14,500,000 women-owned businesses in the United States; 
        and
Whereas women-owned businesses--

    (1) employ more than 12,900,000 people in the United States;

    (2) generate $3,300,000,000,000 in revenue annually;

    (3) have grown at nearly twice the national average; and

    (4) have grown from 4.6 percent to 39.2 percent of all businesses in 
the United States between 1972 and 2024: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the vital role of women-owned businesses to 
        the economy of the United States;
            (2) commends the exceptional entrepreneurial spirit of 
        women business owners in the United States; and
            (3) celebrates women entrepreneurs in the United States.
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