,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ehf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjag,ms4
 ,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1   
,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4           
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 
,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4    
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,brady ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mrs4 ,watson        
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1   
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1
 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4  
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4   
,mc,nerney1 & ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor?       
,c>ol9a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !   
gr[? & importance ( m9ority wom5-own$   

bus9esses4  ,:]eas ! numb] ( wom5-own$  
small bus9esses increas$ by #c4e million
 f #bjjg to #bjaf2 ,:]eas1 = e #aj      
wom5-own$ bus9esses laun*$ s9ce #bjjg1  
#h 7 />t$ by wom5 ( color2 ,:]eas wom5  
n[ own #ch p]c5t ( all bus9esses 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !re are curr5tly  
#e million m9ority wom5-own$ small      
bus9esses2 ,:]eas m9ority wom5 are !    
fa/e/ gr[+ gr\p ( entrepr5eurs 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! numb] (         
,african-,am]ican wom5-own$ firms m ?an 
d\bl$ 9 numb]1 increas+ by #aab p]c5t f 
#bjjg to #bjaf2 ,:]eas ,lat9a-own$ firms
 employ #eej1djj work]s2 ,:]eas !re are 
curr5tly #ibb1gjj ,asian-,am]ican       
wom5-own$ small bus9esses2 ,:]eas       
,native ,am]ican & ,alaska ,native      
wom5-own$ small bus9esses g5]at$ #aj4e  
billion 9 rev5ues z ( #bjaf2 & ,:]eas ! 
numb] ( ,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific    
,isl&] wom5-own$ small bus9esses m ?an  
d\bl$ betwe5 #bjjg & #bjaf3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
recognizes-- 7#a7 ! gr[? & importance ( 

m9ority wom5-own$ bus9esses2  7#b7 t    
m9ority wom5 (t5 "w 9 l[-pay+ jobs 9 !  
traditional work=ce1 :i* means ! g5d]   
sal>y gap1 *ild c>e exp5ses1 & a lack ( 
paid family leave impact wom5 ( color m 
sev]ely ?an o!r populations1 & exp&+    
access to opportunities = entrepr5eur%ip
 c help wom5 ( color get ahead          
economically1 s]ve _! communities1 & c>e
 = _! families2  7#c7 t m9ority wom5    
entrepr5eurs are pav+ ! way = wom5-own$ 
bus9esses2  7#d7 t m9ority wom5         
entrepr5eurs are an important segm5t to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates dome/ic economy z well z
 ! _w's global economy2 &  7#e7 t1 9    
ord] to su/a9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy1  
we mu/ fully support & enc\rage ! gr[? (
 m9ority wom5-own$ bus9esses4