Expressing the sense of the Senate that entrepreneurship on the part of minority women-owned businesses should be fully supported and encouraged.

October has been designated “National Women's Small Business Month” by the Small Business Administration;

minority women often work in low-paying 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;

minority women entrepreneurs are paving the way for women-owned businesses;

minority women entrepreneurs are an important segment of the domestic economy of the United States as well as the global economy; and

in order to sustain the economy of the United States, Congress must fully support and encourage the growth of minority women-owned businesses.