A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federation Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 291 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Fe´de´ration Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 30, 2019 Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Fe´de´ration Inter- nationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity. Whereas the Fe´de´ration Internationale de Football Associa- tion (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘FIFA’’) awarded $400,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2018 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $30,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2019 Women’s World Cup; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR291.IS SR291 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 291 IS Whereas FIFA awarded $38,000,000 to the team that won the 2018 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $4,000,000 to the team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $4,000,000 more in prizes to each team that lost in the first round of the 2018 Men’s World Cup than to the team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $358,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2014 Men’s World Cup, but only award- ed $15,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2015 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $35,000,000 to the team that won the 2014 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $2,000,000 to the team that won the 2015 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $348,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2010 Men’s World Cup, but only award- ed $10,000,000 to the 16 teams that competed in the 2011 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $30,000,000 to the team that won the 2010 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $1,000,000 to the team that won the 2011 Women’s World Cup; Whereas the 2019 Women’s World Cup tournament garnered an estimated 1,000,000,000 viewers worldwide; Whereas the 2019 Women’s World Cup highlighted the need to eliminate the existing gender pay disparity in prize award structure in athletic competitions that has per- sisted for decades; Whereas the unfair and unjust prize award allocation system used by FIFA sends a terrible message to women and girls around the world about the value of their contribu- tion to sports; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR291.IS SR291 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 291 IS Whereas, in 2007, Wimbledon finally implemented an equal prize payment structure for all athletes, regardless of gender; and Whereas gender should not determine the amount of a prize award that a person or team receives in an athletic com- petition: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) urges the Fe´de´ration Internationale de 2 Football Association to immediately eliminate gender 3 pay inequity and to treat all athletes with the re- 4 spect and dignity those athletes deserve; 5 (2) supports an end to the unfair and unjust 6 practice of gender pay inequity in the workplace, in- 7 cluding athletic competitions and related prize 8 awards; 9 (3) urges all other local, State, Federal, and 10 international organizations to eliminate gender pay 11 inequity; and 12 (4) instructs the Secretary of the Senate to 13 submit a copy of this resolution to the President of 14 the Fe´de´ration Internationale de Football Associa- 15 tion. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR291.IS SR291 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS