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HR 3804 116th Congress House Sports and Recreation Athletes Congressional oversight Employment discrimination and employee rights Wages and earnings Women's employment Women's rights

Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019

Introduced: July 22, 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.
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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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3882 Related bill Even Playing Field Act
  • S 2253 Related bill Even Playing Field Act
  • S 2083 Identical bill Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 24, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 16, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Aug 16, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jul 30, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 22, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3804: Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3804/
MLA
"H.R. 3804: Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3804/.
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H.R. 3804, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3804/.
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