IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 586 
Recognizing the growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. PALLONE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. CRIST, Ms. BASS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the growth and importance of minority women- 
owned businesses. 
Whereas the number of women-owned small businesses in-
creased by 3.5 million from 2007 to 2016; 
Whereas, for every 10 women-owned businesses launched 
since 2007, 8 were started by women of color; 
Whereas women now own 38 percent of all businesses in the 
United States; 
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•HRES 586 IH 
Whereas there are currently 5 million minority women-owned 
small businesses; 
Whereas minority women are the fastest growing group of en-
trepreneurs in the United States; 
Whereas the number of African-American women-owned 
firms more than doubled in number, increasing by 112 
percent from 2007 to 2016; 
Whereas Latina-owned firms employ 550,400 workers; 
Whereas there are currently 922,700 Asian-American women- 
owned small businesses; 
Whereas Native American and Alaska Native women-owned 
small businesses generated $10.5 billion in revenues as of 
2016; and 
Whereas the number of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 
women-owned small businesses more than doubled be-
tween 2007 and 2016: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes— 
(1) the growth and importance of minority 
women-owned businesses; 
(2) that minority women often work in low-pay-
ing jobs in the traditional workforce, which means 
the gender salary gap, child care expenses, and a 
lack of paid family leave impact women of color 
more severely than other populations, and expanding 
access to opportunities for entrepreneurship can help 
women of color get ahead economically, serve their 
communities, and care for their families; 
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(3) that minority women entrepreneurs are pav-
ing the way for women-owned businesses; 
(4) that minority women entrepreneurs are an 
important segment to the United States domestic 
economy as well as the world’s global economy; and 
(5) that, in order to sustain the United States 
economy, we must fully support and encourage the 
growth of minority women-owned businesses. 
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