IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 746 
Urging the United States Soccer Federation to immediately eliminate gender 
pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. LEE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NORCROSS, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. BEYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and 
Mr. SABLAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Urging the United States Soccer Federation to immediately 
eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with 
the same respect and dignity. 
Whereas title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (referred to in this preamble as 
‘‘title IX’’) requires schools and institutions of higher 
education to provide the same opportunities for girls that 
the schools and institutions of higher education provide 
for boys; 
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Whereas 6 years after the date of enactment of title IX, the 
approximate percentage of girls playing team sports in-
creased from 4 percent to 25 percent, a sixfold increase; 
Whereas the participation of girls in club soccer in the United 
States increased by approximately 37 percent between 
1995 and 2015; 
Whereas the participation of girls in high school soccer pro-
grams increased by approximately 45 percent between 
1999 and 2014; 
Whereas the participation of girls in team sports results in 
lifelong improvements to the educational, work, and 
health prospects of the girls; 
Whereas the United States Soccer Federation is the gov-
erning body of soccer in all forms in the United States 
and endeavors to make soccer a preeminent sport in the 
United States; 
Whereas the United States Women’s National Team has won 
3 Federation Internationale de Football Association 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘FIFA’’) Women’s World 
Cups, 4 Olympic Gold Medals, and 7 Confederation of 
North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Foot-
ball (commonly referred to as ‘‘CONCACAF’’) Gold 
Cups; 
Whereas the United States Women’s National Team is 
ranked first in the world as of the date of adoption of 
this resolution; 
Whereas the 2015 final Women’s World Cup match gen-
erated an audience of approximately 750,000,000 viewers 
worldwide and more than 25,000,000 viewers in the 
United States, the largest audience of any soccer game 
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shown in the United States on English language tele-
vision; 
Whereas the members of the United States Women’s Na-
tional Team are some of the most visible athletes in the 
world and serve as an inspiration and as role models to 
young athletes across the United States and worldwide; 
Whereas the members of the United States Women’s Na-
tional Team, despite the international success of the 
members, are consistently paid less than similarly situ-
ated members of the United States Men’s National Team 
for doing the same job, regardless of the performance of 
the teams; 
Whereas a woman in 1963 was paid on average only 59 cents 
for each dollar paid to a male counterpart; 
Whereas, in 1963, Congress passed and President Kennedy 
signed the landmark Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 
201 note; Public Law 88–38) (referred to in this pre-
amble as the ‘‘Equal Pay Act’’), unequivocally affirming 
that women deserve equal pay for equal work; 
Whereas the enactment of the Equal Pay Act laid the 
groundwork for title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) and title IX, which together 
vastly expanded opportunities for girls and women at 
school and work; 
Whereas the pay disparities suffered by the members of the 
United States Women’s National Team are reflective of 
the reality of many women in the United States who, 
more than 50 years after the enactment of the Equal Pay 
Act, still make on average only 79 cents for each dollar 
made by a male counterpart; 
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•HRES 746 IH 
Whereas those pay disparities exist in both the private and 
the public sectors and, in many instances, the pay dis-
parities can only be due to continued intentional discrimi-
nation or the lingering effects of past discrimination; 
Whereas unequal pay on the basis of gender tells women and 
girls that, whether on the soccer field or in the office, the 
hard work of the women or girls is not valued equally to 
that of male counterparts; 
Whereas unequal pay on the basis of gender violates generally 
held beliefs regarding equality and fundamental fairness; 
Whereas the wage gap equals approximately $10,762 less per 
year in median earnings for women and their families 
compared to men; 
Whereas, compared to the earnings of White, non-Hispanic 
men, women on average face a lifetime wage gap of 
$430,480, African-American women on average face a 
lifetime wage gap of $877,480, and Latinas on average 
face a lifetime wage gap of $1,007,080; and 
Whereas unequal pay on the basis of gender threatens the 
economic security of women and their families while the 
women are in the workforce and the retirement security 
of women after the women have left the workforce: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the United States Soccer Federation 
to immediately end gender pay inequity and to treat 
all athletes with the respect and dignity those ath-
letes deserve; 
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(2) supports an end to pay discrimination based 
on gender and the strengthening of equal pay pro-
tections; and 
(3) instructs the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives to submit a copy of this resolution to 
the United States Soccer Federation. 
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