[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 502 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 502

 Congratulating the United States Women's National Team for its win on 
    July 7, 2019, of the 2019 Federation Internationale de Football 
  Association Women's World Cup, and for becoming the most successful 
                 team in international women's soccer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2019

   Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. 
   Scanlon, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Speier, Ms. Frankel, and Mrs. Lawrence) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                        on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the United States Women's National Team for its win on 
    July 7, 2019, of the 2019 Federation Internationale de Football 
  Association Women's World Cup, and for becoming the most successful 
                 team in international women's soccer.

Whereas the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) is the first team to win 
        the Women's World Cup 4 times and the second team to win back-to-back 
        World Cup titles;
Whereas the USWNT is ranked #1 by the Federation Internationale de Football 
        Association (FIFA);
Whereas, during the 2019 World Cup, the USWNT set the record for most goals 
        scored in a single game, as well as most goals scored in the group 
        stage, with 13 and 18 goals, respectively, and also set a record for the 
        most goals scored in a single World Cup, with 26 goals, and a record for 
        wins at a Women's World Cup with 7 wins;
Whereas the team's goal difference of +23 is the highest ever recorded by a 
        country at a Women's World Cup;
Whereas USWNT players have won the Golden Ball at the Women's World Cup 3 times, 
        while no other country has won more than 1;
Whereas Alex Morgan tied the record set by Michelle Akers in 1991 for goals in a 
        match with 5 goals;
Whereas Megan Rapinoe became the first player to score from a penalty kick in a 
        Women's World Cup final, and the first player to win the Golden Boot and 
        the Golden Ball at a Women's World Cup Final;
Whereas Carli Lloyd set a record of scoring at least 1 goal in 6 consecutive 
        Women's World Cup matches, which scoring run started in 2015, and Coach 
        Jill Ellis became the first coach to win the Women's World Cup twice;
Whereas the game against the Netherlands was the 50th game played by the USWNT 
        at the World Cup--the most by any country--and the USWNT is also the 
        first to play in 3 consecutive Women's World Cup Finals;
Whereas, as the USWNT continues to score big on the global stage, it continues 
        to fight for equal treatment in the workplace at home, and, following a 
        Federal wage complaint with the United States Equal Employment 
        Opportunity Commission in 2016, the members of the USWNT sued the United 
        States Soccer Federation on March 28, 2019, for discrimination by paying 
        the women's national team less than the men's national team for equal 
        work and by denying them equal playing, training, and travel conditions, 
        promotion of their games, support, and development;
Whereas the USWNT generates more revenue and attracts higher TV ratings than 
        their male counterparts, but get paid less simply because they are 
        women;
Whereas women have been fighting for equal rights in sports since the enactment 
        of title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in 
        all federally funded education initiatives;
Whereas the World Cup champions won America's respect for their grit and 
        determination on and off the field, and the USWNT members who inspire 
        our country with their patriotism, poise, tenacity, skill, and 
        excellence every time they take the field deserve to be fairly 
        compensated; and
Whereas, despite FIFA's efforts to increase the Women's World Cup prize money 
        from $15,000,000 in 2015 to $30,000,000 in 2019, the gap between men's 
        and women's pay is still significant, as the 2018 men's World Cup prize 
        stood at $400,000,000: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
United States Women's National Team for its win on July 7, 2019, of the 
2019 Federation Internationale de Football Association Women's World 
Cup and for becoming the most successful team in international women's 
soccer.
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