[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S716]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 96--CELEBRATING THE EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 
        VITAL ROLE OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Crapo, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation:

                               S. Res. 96

       Whereas there are over 13,000,000 women-owned businesses in 
     the United States;
       Whereas women-owned businesses--
       (1) employ more than 10,900,000 people in the United 
     States;
       (2) generate nearly $1,900,000,000,000 in revenue annually;
       (3) have grown at nearly twice the national average; and
       (4) have grown from 4.6 percent to 42 percent of all 
     businesses in the United States between 1972 and 2019; and
       Whereas women entrepreneurs founded nearly 40 percent of 
     new businesses in 2021: 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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