[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 225--HONORING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN 
                BUSINESS OWNERS ON ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Ayotte, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Enzi) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 225

       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 economic future of the United 
     States;
       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 the Women's 
     Business Ownership Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-533; 102 Stat. 
     2689);
       Whereas NAWBO remains focused on collaborating to create a 
     business-friendly environment at the Federal, 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 Senate 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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