[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 276 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 276

Honoring the National Association of Women Business Owners on its 40th 
                              anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2015

 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the National Association of Women Business Owners on its 40th 
                              anniversary.

Whereas women-owned businesses are one of the fastest-growing segments of the 
        United States economy;
Whereas 13,600,000 firms are 50 percent or more owned by women, and these 
        businesses employ nearly 15,900,000 people and generate 
        $2,700,000,000,000 in revenue as of 2013;
Whereas empowering more women entrepreneurs and business owners is important to 
        the Nation's economic future;
Whereas the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) was 
        established in 1975 by a group of like-minded businesswomen to serve as 
        the collective voice of women business owners across the country and 
        advocate on behalf of their entrepreneurial interests;
Whereas NAWBO's roots are in public policy, and NAWBO played an integral role in 
        the passage of H.R. 5050, the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988;
Whereas NAWBO remains focused on collaborating to create a business-friendly 
        environment at the national, State, and local levels to enable women to 
        start and grow their businesses and create jobs; and
Whereas NAWBO represents a diverse universe of women business owners across an 
        array of sectors in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends the National 
Association of Women Business Owners for its tireless efforts and 
decades of support of women entrepreneurs and business owners and 
congratulates the National Association of Women Business Owners on its 
40th anniversary.
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