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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 218 

Congratulating the United States Women’s National Team for winning the 

2015 FIFA World Cup. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 8, 2015 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BROWN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

PERDUE, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. AYOTTE, 

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. MCCASKILL, 

Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. PETERS, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. TESTER, and 

Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the United States Women’s National Team 

for winning the 2015 FIFA World Cup. 

Whereas on July 5, 2015, in Vancouver, Canada, the United 

States Women’s National Team won the FIFA Women’s 

World Cup; 

Whereas during the FIFA World Cup the United States 

Women’s National Team finished first in its group before 

eliminating teams representing the Republic of Colombia, 

the People’s Republic of China, and the Federal Republic 

of Germany in the knockout stages to reach the final; 


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Whereas the United States secured a resounding 5 to 2 victory over Japan in the highest scoring Women’s World 

Cup Final in history, which included the fastest hat trick 

in World Cup history by Carli Lloyd by the 16th minute 

of the game; 

Whereas the run of the United States Women’s National 

Team in the 2015 World Cup included a record-tying 

540 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal; 

Whereas the United States Women’s National Team became 

the first team to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup 3 

times; 

Whereas all 23 players on the roster should be congratulated, 

including captains Christie Rampone and Abby 

Wambach, Golden Ball winner Carli Lloyd, Golden Glove 

winner Hope Solo, as well as Shannon Boxx, Morgan 

Brian, Lori Chalupny, Whitney Engen, Ashlyn Harris, 

Tobin Heath, Lauren Holiday, Julie Johnston, Meghan 

Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, 

Alyssa Naeher, Kelley O’Hara, Heather O’Reilly, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Rodriguez, and Becky 

Sauerbrunn; 

Whereas head coach Jill Ellis displayed extraordinary leadership, adjusting the team’s starting lineup as the FIFA 

Women’s World Cup progressed in order to promote 

teamwork and capitalize on the talents of each player; 

and 

Whereas dedicated fans, including a group of supporters 

known as the American Outlaws, and citizens across the 

United States showed their unmitigated support for the 

United States Women’s National Team as the team competed in Canada, and can now celebrate because the 


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United States women are world champions again: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the United States Women’s 

3 National Team for winning the 2015 FIFA Wom4 en’s World Cup through teamwork and determina5 tion; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the 

7 players, coaches, and staff who contributed to the 

8 FIFA World Cup winning team; and 

9 (3) celebrates the contributions of the millions 

10 of fans across the Nation who cheered the United 

11 States Women’s National Team to victory, and made 

12 the players the best supported team in the world. 

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