Even Playing Field Act
Latest action · Aug 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Even Playing Field Act
This bill addresses pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel. It permits a national governing body of an amateur sports organization eligible to be recognized, or to continue to be recognized, only if it provides equal investment, working conditions, and wages and other compensation to all amateur athletes, without discrimination based on sex.
National governing bodies must report periodically to Congress regarding pay equity.
Each report shall include (1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category; and (2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to such personnel, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Feb 3, 2020; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 3, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 15, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 124, July 23, 2019, page H7242.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-13 | COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS' DAY HEARING241 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | May 1, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11186 | U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and Equal Pay Archived | Insight | Oct 23, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2253 | Even Playing Field Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2019 |
| HR 3804 | Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
| HR 4163 | Even Playing Field Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Even Playing Field Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Sports and Recreation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
