Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2083
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-10
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional oversight

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Wages and earnings

Women's employment

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4775-4776)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill addresses pay equity for amateur athletes. It requires amateur sports national governing bodies to provide equitable wages and other compensation for women where separate programs for male and female athletes are conducted on a national basis.</p> <p>The bill also requires a national governing body to report to Congress on the compensation of amateur athletes in the sport governed by such body for each of the two consecutive calendar years ending immediately before, and each calendar year beginning after, this bill's enactment.</p> <p>Each report shall include (1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, disaggregated by race and gender; and (2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to amateur athletes, disaggregated by race and gender.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2083 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2019 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure pay equity for amateur athletes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019 . 2. Pay equity for amateur athletes (a) Equitable compensation Section 220524(6) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting , wages and other compensation, after support . (b) Reports on pay equity (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 220530A. Reports on pay equity (a) In general Each national governing body shall submit to Congress a report on the compensation of amateur athletes in the sport governed by the national governing body for— (1) each of the two consecutive calendar years ending immediately before the date of the enactment of this section; and (2) each calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section. (b) Matters To be included Each report required by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the applicable sport, for the calendar year covered by the report— (1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, disaggregated by race and gender; and (2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to amateur athletes, disaggregated by race and gender. . (2) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Sec. 220530A. Reports on pay equity. . (c) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Severability If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.