Expressing the sense of Congress that female athletes be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap.

Bill: 114-hconres-60
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2015-07-10
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Professional sports

Wages and earnings

Women's employment
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions should actively take part in combating the wage gap.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 60 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2015 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that female athletes be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap.

Whereas the 2015 Women’s World Cup final was the most-watched soccer game in the history of the United States; Whereas with the United States victory, the women's national team became the first three-time champions of the Women’s World Cup; and Whereas the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) awarded $2,000,000 to the United States women for winning the 2015 Women’s World Cup and $35,000,000 to the 2014 Men’s World Cup winners, Germany, 18 times larger than the women’s award: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of Congress that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap.