S.Res. 431: A resolution recognizing the month of October 2023 as "National Women's Small Business Month".

118th Congress · introduced 2023-10-25 · Commerce · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5177; text: CR S5194)

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-10-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5177; text: CR S5194) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution recognizing the month of October 2023 as "National Women's Small Business Month".

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes October 2023 as National Women's Small Business Month, honoring the role of women small business owners and entrepreneurs and encouraging the support and creation of women-owned small businesses.

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Official text

A resolution recognizing the month of October 2023 as "National Women's Small Business Month".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 55 cosponsors

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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Patty Murray (D-WA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tina Smith (D-MN), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Boozman (R-AR), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Todd Young (R-IN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Fetterman (D-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sres431.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sres>

Record fed-us-cong118-sres431 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118