Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3917 To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s National Team. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 23, 2019 Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. WILD, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RYAN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DEFA- ZIO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. LAW- RENCE, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CRIST, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. BERA, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s Na- VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:12 Jul 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3917.IH H3917 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3917 IH tional Team and the United States Men’s National Team. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Give Our Athletes 4 Level Salaries Act’’ or the ‘‘GOALS Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 2026 WORLD 6 CUP. 7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Fed- 8 eral funds may be appropriated or otherwise made avail- 9 able to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including 10 support for a host city, a participating State or local agen- 11 cy, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confed- 12 eration of North, Central American and Caribbean Asso- 13 ciation Football (CONCACAF), or the Fe´de´ration Inter- 14 nationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date 15 on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to 16 provide equitable pay to the members of the United States 17 Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s Na- 18 tional Team. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:12 Jul 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3917.IH H3917 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS