IV 
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 Mex-
ico. 
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 Inter-
nationale 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 Wom-
en’s World Cup Final attendance record of 90,185 re-
maining unbroken today; 
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Whereas the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition 
served as a catalyst for the increased popularity and de-
velopment 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 coun-
terpart 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 to-
gether 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 oppor-
tunity 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 competi-
tive 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 guaran-
teeing 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-of- 
the-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, offi-
cials, 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 gen-
erated by the competition to be used for the further de-
velopment of soccer and economic growth throughout the 
United States; 
Whereas hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup com-
petition 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 Wom-
en’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 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes and supports the efforts of the 
New Heights Bid Committee to bring the 2027 
FIFA Women’s World Cup competition to the 
United States and Mexico; 
(2) encourages the President and appropriate 
Federal agencies to support the New Heights Bid 
Committee in its efforts to meet all requirements for 
the United States to jointly host with Mexico the 
2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition; and 
(3) stands prepared to give full consideration to 
legislative proposals or other requests by the Presi-
dent to provide support related to the 2027 FIFA 
Women’s World Cup competition if the United 
States and Mexico are selected to host this event. 
Æ 
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