,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#b1 #bjai,ms4 ,castor of ,florida 7for  
herself1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1   
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,wasserman         
,schultz1 and ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard7     
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,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 gap4         
,whereas ,congress supports the ,united 
,states ,women's ,national ,team        
7,,uswnt7 filing a ,federal lawsuit     
against the ,united ,states ,soccer     
,federation 7,,ussf7 for ongoing        
,federation policies and practices as   
systemic gender discrimination1         
including travel conditions1 promotion  
of games1 and coaching and medical      

staff2 ,whereas for the sake of honest1 
transparent and equitable competition1  
the ,united ,states should be the leader
 in reform efforts and women's soccer   
can be a key2 ,whereas the ,,ussf must  
elevate female soccer teams and female  
leaders to provide opportunities for    
girls and women2 ,whereas the ,national 
,women's ,soccer ,league 7,,nwsl7 has a 
pay ceiling per player of just #cg1hjj2 
,whereas that's compared to an average  
of more than #cjj1jjj and a median of   
about #ajj1jjj for men's ,major ,league 
,soccer2 ,whereas each team in the      
,,nwsl has a salary cap of just         
#bfe1jjj--;compared to more than #c     
million for men2 ,whereas the ,,uswnt1  
as international soccer players         
representing the ,federation1 perform   
the same duties as the ,men's ,national 
,team players1 but spend more time      
playing1 practicing1 traveling and      
participating in media sessions2        
,whereas the ,,uswnt played #ai more    
times than the ,men's ,national ,team   

from #bjae to #bjah2 ,whereas the team  
is the most successful in international 
women's soccer1 winning #c ,women's     
,world ,cup titles 7including the first 
ever ,women's ,world ,cup in #aiia71 #d 
,olympic women's gold medals 7including 
the first ever ,olympic women's soccer  
tournament in #aiif71 #h ,,concacaf     
,gold ,cup wins1 and #aj ,algarve ,cups2
 ,whereas the ,,ussf 8continually       
rejected0 the ,,uswnt's request for     
equal pay and in #bjab offered to       
compensate players only if they won     
games against ,international ,federation
 of ,association ,football 7,,fifa7     
ranked top #aj teams1 but not for losing
 or tying matches1 nor for beating teams
 outside the top #aj of world rankings2 
,whereas the lawsuit states that in     
#bjaf1 a representative of the ,,ussf   
said 8market realities are such that the
 women do not deserve to be paid equally
 to the men402 ,whereas the ,,uswnt is  
subject to matches on inferior surfaces 
at a rate far in excess of that required

 of ,men's ,national ,team players2 and 
,whereas ,,ussf arranged charter flights
 for the ,men's ,national ,team at least
 #ag times in #bjag but did not do so   
once for the women3 ,now1 therefore1 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
 gap4