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Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019

Introduced: July 17, 2019 Introduced by: Frankel, Lois Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

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Jul 17, 2019

Introduced in House

Jul 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019

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.

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.

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.

What's happening now July 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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