[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 327 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 327

To recognize and support the efforts of the USA Bid Committee to bring 
  the 2018 or 2022 Federation Internationale de Football Association 
           (FIFA) World Cup competition to the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Bono 
Mack, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Cao, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Meeks 
  of New York, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, and Mr. Moran of Virginia) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
To recognize and support the efforts of the USA Bid Committee to bring 
  the 2018 or 2022 Federation Internationale de Football Association 
           (FIFA) World Cup competition to the United States.

Whereas soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world and the FIFA World 
        Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition is the single most important event in that 
        sport;
Whereas the United States successfully hosted in 9 cities throughout the Nation 
        the 1994 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition, which was broadcast to 
        billions of fans in 67 nations and set an attendance record of 
        3,600,000, which remains unbroken today;
Whereas the 1994 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition served as a catalyst 
        for the increased popularity and development of the game throughout the 
        United States, as well as the introduction of Major League Soccer, the 
        United States national first division professional soccer league;
Whereas the United States Soccer Federation has established the USA Bid 
        Committee to prepare and submit a bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA 
        World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition in the United States;
Whereas 18 American cities have been named by the USA Bid Committee as 
        candidates to serve as hosts to FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> matches in 
        2018 or 2022, with each of these cities embodying the diversity and 
        enthusiasm shared by the entire Nation and guaranteeing each 
        participating team and its followers a ``home team'' atmosphere;
Whereas the United States offers FIFA a valuable and receptive market within 
        which to further develop the sport of soccer, which in turn will have 
        significant impact on and off the field in both the United States and 
        throughout the world;
Whereas the United States possesses all necessary state-of-the-art 
        infrastructure in its stadia and potential host cities to ensure that 
        the competition sets a new standard of quality, comfort, security and 
        safety for players, officials, spectators, media, and sponsors alike;
Whereas hosting the FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> in the United States promises 
        record-setting attendance and financial performance, allowing revenues 
        generated by the competition to be used for the further development of 
        soccer and FIFA's objectives of positive social and environmental 
        change;
Whereas hosting the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition in the 
        United States would serve as a tremendous impetus to national and 
        international goodwill, as the competition would bring people from many 
        nations, along with a diverse American public, together under one banner 
        of peace, friendship, and spirited but fair competition; and
Whereas pursuant to FIFA bidding procedures, the President of the United States 
        and certain Federal agencies have issued guarantees that upon 
        authorization or appropriation, would establish the conditions required 
        to help make the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition 
        the most successful in history: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes and supports the efforts of the USA Bid 
        Committee to bring the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> 
        competition to the United States;
            (2) encourages the President of the United States and 
        appropriate Federal agencies to support the USA Bid Committee 
        in its efforts to meet all requirements for the United States 
        to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> 
        competition; and
            (3) welcomes and will give full and timely consideration to 
        a request by the President to provide authorizations and 
        appropriations necessary to fulfill guarantees or other 
        obligations in support of the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World 
        Cup<SUP>TM</SUP> competition, if the United States is selected 
        to host one of these events.
                                 <all>