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SRES 304 115th Congress Senate Commerce

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged.

Introduced: October 25, 2017 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6818)
Oct 25, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • October has been designated National Women's Small Business Month by the Small Business Administration;
  • minority women often work in low-paying jobs in the traditional workforce;
  • minority women entrepreneurs are paving the way for women-owned businesses and are an important segment of the domestic and global economies;
  • in order to sustain the U.S. economy, Congress must fully support and encourage the growth of minority women-owned businesses.
What's happening now October 25, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6818)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 586 Related bill Recognizing the growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses.
 Bill text 1 version

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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 304: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-304/
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"S. Res. 304: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-304/.
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S. Res. 304, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-304/.
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[S. Res. 304: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-304/)
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