GOALS Act

Bill: 117-hr-1644
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-08
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Appropriations

Athletes

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Professional sports

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Wages and earnings

Women's employment

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup until the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the U.S. Women's National Team and the U.S. Men's National Team.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1644 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2021 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Ms. DeLauro , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. Dean , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Soto , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Norton , Ms. Chu , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Levin of California , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Meng , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Sires , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s National Team.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for 2026 World Cup Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including support for a host city, a participating State or local agency, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s National Team.