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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 82 

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the New Heights Bid Committee 

to bring the 2027 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association 

(FIFA) Women’s World Cup competition to the United States and Mexico. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 17, 2024 

Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BACON, and Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the New Heights 

Bid Committee to bring the 2027 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s 

World Cup competition to the United States and Mexico. 

Whereas women’s soccer is one of the fastest growing and 

most popular sports in the world, and the Fe ́de ́ration 

Internationale de Football Association (referred to in this 

resolution as ‘‘FIFA’’) Women’s World Cup competition 

is the single most important women’s event in that sport; 

Whereas the United States has successfully hosted the FIFA 

Women’s World Cup twice, with the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final attendance record of 90,185 remaining unbroken today; 


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Whereas the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition 

served as a catalyst for the increased popularity and development of the game throughout the United States, as 

well as the introduction of the first women’s professional 

soccer league, the Women’s United Soccer Association; 

Whereas the United States Soccer Federation and its counterpart in Mexico have established a New Heights Bid 

Committee to prepare and submit a joint bid to host the 

2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition in North 

America; 

Whereas the United States and Mexico share core beliefs in 

justice, freedom, equality, and opportunity and have a 

long history of partnership, innovation, and growth together on our shared continent; 

Whereas the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the 

tenth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and will 

include teams from 32 nations and presents an opportunity for the United States and Mexico as host countries 

to demonstrate the highest achievable standards and 

serve as a benchmark for future organizers; 

Whereas North America is home to one of the most competitive and advanced professional sports landscapes in the 

world that is continually updating to take advantage of 

the latest innovations and modernizations; 

Whereas numerous cities of the United States have been 

named by the New Heights Bid Committee as candidates 

to serve as hosts to FIFA Women’s World Cup matches 

in 2027, 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; 


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Whereas the United States and its neighbor offer FIFA a 

valuable and receptive market 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-ofthe-art infrastructure in its stadiums 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 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in the 

United States and Mexico promises to set attendance and 

financial records, allowing revenues and tourism generated by the competition to be used for the further development of soccer and economic growth throughout the 

United States; 

Whereas hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition in the United States and Mexico would serve as 

a tremendous impetus for national and international 

goodwill, as the competition would bring people from 

many nations, along with a diverse public, together under 

one banner of peace, friendship, and spirited and fair 

competition; 

Whereas the historical tradition of inclusivity in the United 

States is shared by Mexico, and the countries are eager 

to welcome the players, spectators, and visitors who may 

travel to North America for the 2027 FIFA Women’s 

World Cup competition; 

Whereas the United States Soccer Federation is working with 

the Mexico Football Association to submit a 2027 Women’s World Cup bid that would raise the expectations for 


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investment of FIFA, commercial partners, and others in 

order to craft the largest women’s sporting event in the 

history of the world, demonstrating gender equality with 

both countries hosting back-to-back Men’s and Women’s 

World Cups; and 

Whereas pursuant to FIFA bidding procedures, the President 

and certain Federal agencies have been asked to issue 

guarantees that, upon authorization or appropriation by 

Congress, would establish the conditions required to help 

make the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition 

the most successful in history: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes and supports the efforts of the 

4 New Heights Bid Committee to bring the 2027 

5 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition to the 

6 United States and Mexico; 

7 (2) encourages the President and appropriate 

8 Federal agencies to support the New Heights Bid 

9 Committee in its efforts to meet all requirements for 

10 the United States to jointly host with Mexico the 

11 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition; and 

12 (3) stands prepared to give full consideration to 

13 legislative proposals or other requests by the Presi14 dent to provide support related to the 2027 FIFA 

15 Women’s World Cup competition if the United 

16 States and Mexico are selected to host this event. 

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