S 1978
117th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1978: GOALS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1978/
"S. 1978: GOALS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1978/.
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