,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ejb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 
,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 & ,mrs4     
,lawr5ce7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,congratulat+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,wom5's   
,national ,team = its w9 on ,july #g1   
#bjai1 ( ! #bjai ,fdration              
,int]nationale de ,football ,association
 ,wom5's ,_w ,cup1 & = becom+ ! mo/     
successful team 9 int]national wom5's   
socc]4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,wom5's  
,national ,team 7,,uswnt7 is ! fir/ team
 to w9 ! ,wom5's ,_w ,cup #d times & !  
second team to w9 back-to-back ,_w ,cup 
titles2 ,:]eas ! ,,uswnt is rank$ #a by 
! ,fdration ,int]nationale de ,football 
,association 7,,fifa72 ,:]eas1 dur+ !   
#bjai ,_w ,cup1 ! ,,uswnt set ! record =
 mo/ goals scor$ 9 a s+le game1 z well z
 mo/ goals scor$ 9 ! gr\p /age1 ) #ac & 

#ah goals1 respectively1 & also set a   
record = ! mo/ goals scor$ 9 a s+le ,_w 
,cup1 ) #bf goals1 & a record = w9s at a
 ,wom5's ,_w ,cup ) #g w9s2 ,:]eas !    
team's goal diff]5ce ( #bc is ! highe/  
ev] record$ by a c\ntry at a ,wom5's ,_w
 ,cup2 ,:]eas ,,uswnt play]s h won !    
,gold5 ,ball at ! ,wom5's ,_w ,cup #c   
times1 :ile no o!r c\ntry has won m ?an 
#a2 ,:]eas ,alex ,morgan ti$ ! record   
set by ,mi*elle ,ak]s 9 #aiia = goals 9 
a mat* ) #e goals2 ,:]eas ,megan ,rap9oe
 became ! fir/ play] to score f a p5alty
 kick 9 a ,wom5's ,_w ,cup f9al1 & !    
fir/ play] to w9 ! ,gold5 ,boot & !     
,gold5 ,ball at a ,wom5's ,_w ,cup      
,f9al2 ,:]eas ,c>li ,lloyd set a record 
( scor+ at lea/ #a goal 9 #f consecutive
 ,wom5's ,_w ,cup mat*es1 :i* scor+ run 
/>t$ 9 #bjae1 & ,coa* ,jill ,ellis      
became ! fir/ coa* to w9 ! ,wom5's ,_w  
,cup twice2 ,:]eas ! game aga9/ !       
,ne!rl&s 0 ! #ej? game play$ by !       
,,uswnt at ! ,_w ,cup--! mo/ by any     
c\ntry--& ! ,,uswnt is also ! fir/ to   

play 9 #c consecutive ,wom5's ,_w ,cup  
,f9als2 ,:]eas1 z ! ,,uswnt cont9ues to 
score big on ! global /age1 x cont9ues  
to fight = equal treatm5t 9 ! workplace 
at home1 &1 foll[+ a ,f$]al wage        
compla9t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,equal       
,employm5t ,opportunity ,commission 9   
#bjaf1 ! memb]s ( ! ,,uswnt su$ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,socc] ,f$]ation on ,m>* #bh1   
#bjai1 = discrim9ation by pay+ ! wom5's 
national team less ?an ! m5's national  
team = equal "w & by d5y+ !m equal      
play+1 tra9+1 & travel conditions1      
promotion ( _! games1 support1 &        
developm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,,uswnt g5]ates m  
rev5ue & attracts high] ,,tv rat+s ?an  
_! male c\nt]p>ts1 b get paid less      
simply because !y are wom52 ,:]eas wom5 
h be5 fight+ = equal rights 9 sports    
s9ce ! enactm5t ( title ,,ix1 ! #aigb   
law t prohibits discrim9ation bas$ on   
sex 9 all f$]ally fund$ education       
initiatives2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,cup *ampions 
won ,am]ica's respect = _! grit &       
det]m9ation on & (f ! field1 & ! ,,uswnt

 memb]s :o inspire our c\ntry ) _!      
patriotism1 poise1 t5acity1 skill1 &    
excell5ce e "t !y take ! field des]ve to
 be fairly comp5sat$2 & ,:]eas1 despite 
,,fifa's ef=ts to increase ! ,wom5's ,_w
 ,cup prize money f #ae1jjj1jjj 9 #bjae 
to #cj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjai1 ! gap betwe5    
m5's & wom5's pay is /ill significant1 z
 ! #bjah m5's ,_w ,cup prize /ood at    
#djj1jjj1jjj3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives congratulates ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,wom5's ,national ,team = 
its w9 on ,july #g1 #bjai1 ( ! #bjai    
,fdration ,int]nationale de ,football   
,association ,wom5's ,_w ,cup & = becom+
 ! mo/ successful team 9 int]national   
wom5's socc]4