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HR 1644 117th Congress House Sports and Recreation Appropriations Athletes Employment discrimination and employee rights Professional sports Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wages and earnings Women's employment Women's rights

GOALS Act

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act

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.

What's happening now March 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1978 Identical bill GOALS Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 33
Yarmuth, John
· Mar 17, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 28, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 11, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 11, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 11, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 14, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 14, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 14, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 14, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 19, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 19, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 8, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 8, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 8, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 8, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 8, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1644: GOALS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1644/
MLA
"H.R. 1644: GOALS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1644/.
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H.R. 1644, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1644/.
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