H. Con. Res. 327 
Agreed to November 19, 2010
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world 
and the FIFA World Cup competition is the single most important 
event in that sport; 
Whereas the United States successfully hosted in 9 cities throughout 
the Nation the 1994 FIFA World Cup competition, which was 
broadcast to billions of fans around the world and set an attend-
ance record of nearly 3,600,000, which remains unbroken today; 
Whereas the 1994 FIFA 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 
Major League Soccer, the United States national first division 
professional soccer league; 
Whereas the United States Soccer Federation has established the 
USA Bid Committee to prepare and submit a bid to host the 
2022 FIFA World Cup competition in the United States; 
Whereas 18 American cities have been named by the USA Bid 
Committee as candidates to serve as hosts to FIFA World Cup 
matches in 2022, 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; 
Whereas the United States offers FIFA a valuable and receptive 
market within which 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 stadia 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 FIFA World Cup in the United States promises 
record-setting attendance and financial performance, allowing 
revenues generated by the competition to be used for the further 
development of soccer and FIFA’s objectives of positive social 
and environmental change; 
Whereas hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition in the 
United States would serve as a tremendous impetus to national 
and international goodwill, as the competition would bring people 
from many nations, along with a diverse American public, 
together under one banner of peace, friendship, and spirited but 
fair competition; and
H. Con. Res. 327—2 
Whereas pursuant to FIFA bidding procedures, the President of 
the United States and certain Federal agencies have issued 
guarantees that upon authorization or appropriation, would estab-
lish the conditions required to help make the 2022 FIFA World 
Cup competition the most successful in history: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the Congress— 
(1) recognizes and supports the efforts of the USA Bid 
Committee to bring the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition 
to the United States; 
(2) encourages the President of the United States and 
appropriate Federal agencies to support the USA Bid Com-
mittee in its efforts to meet all requirements for the United 
States to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition; and 
(3) stands prepared to give full consideration to a request 
by the President to provide support related to the 2022 FIFA 
World Cup competition, if the United States is selected to 
host this event. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.