Recognizing the growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses.
Latest action · Oct 27, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes:
- the growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses;
- that minority women often work in low-paying jobs in the traditional workforce;
- that minority women entrepreneurs are paving the way for women-owned businesses and are an important segment to the U.S. domestic and world's global economy; and
- that, in order to sustain the U.S. economy, we must fully support and encourage the growth of minority women-owned businesses.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2017 to Sep 20, 2018; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 20, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2017 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Oct 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Oct 25, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 304 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged. | Related bill | Oct 25, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Introduced in House
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