IV 

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 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association Women’s World Cup, and for becoming the most successful team 

in international women’s soccer. 

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 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the United States Women’s National Team 

for its win on July 7, 2019, of the 2019 Fe ́de ́ration 

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 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); 


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•HRES 502 IH 

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, 


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•HRES 502 IH 

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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates the United States Women’s National Team for 

3 its win on July 7, 2019, of the 2019 Fe ́de ́ration Inter4 nationale de Football Association Women’s World Cup 

5 and for becoming the most successful team in inter6 national women’s soccer. 

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