Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.

Bill: 114-hres-364
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2015-07-15
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Employment discrimination and employee rights

International organizations and cooperation

Professional sports

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

State and local government operations

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Urges: (1) the Federation Internationale de Football Association to eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with respect and dignity; and (2) all other local, state, federal, and international organizations to eliminate gender pay inequity.</p> <p>Expresses support for an end to gender pay inequity in the workplace, including athletic competitions.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 364 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2015 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California (for herself, Ms. Speier , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Edwards , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Conyers , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Deutch , Ms. Meng , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Honda , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Farr , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Kildee , Ms. Brown of Florida , and Mr. Israel ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.

Whereas the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (referred to in this preamble as FIFA ) awarded $576,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2014 Men's World Cup, but only awarded $15,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2015 Women's World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $35,000,000 to the team that won the 2014 Men's World Cup, but only awarded $2,000,000 to the team that won the 2015 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $6,000,000 more in prizes to each team that lost in the first round of the 2014 Men's World Cup than to the team that won the 2015 Women's World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $420,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2010 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $10,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2011 Women’s World Cup; Whereas FIFA awarded $31,000,000 to the team that won the 2010 Men's World Cup, but only awarded $1,000,000 to the team that won the 2011 Women's World Cup; Whereas the 2015 Women’s World Cup Final had more than 25,000,000 viewers in the United States, making it more widely viewed than the Major League Baseball World Series or the National Basketball Association Finals; Whereas the 2015 Women’s World Cup highlighted the need to eliminate the existing gender pay disparity in prize award structure in athletic competitions that has persisted for decades; Whereas the unfair and unjust prize award allocation system used by FIFA sends a terrible message to women and girls around the world about the value of their contribution to sports; Whereas, in 2007, Wimbledon finally implemented an equal prize payment structure for all athletes, regardless of gender; and Whereas gender should not determine the amount of a prize award that a person or team receives in an athletic competition: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) urges the Fédération Internationale de Football Association to immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and to treat all athletes with the respect and dignity those athletes deserve; (2) supports an end to the unfair and unjust practice of gender pay inequity in the workplace, including athletic competitions and related prize awards; (3) urges all other local, State, Federal, and international organizations to eliminate gender pay inequity; and (4) instructs the Secretary of the House of Representatives to submit a copy of this resolution to the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.