Bill Summary
The Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019 is a bill that aims to amend chapter 2205 of title 36 of the United States Code in order to ensure fair pay for amateur athletes. It requires each national governing body for a sport to submit a report on the compensation of amateur athletes to Congress every year. This report must include information on the median and range of compensation, broken down by race and gender. The bill also includes a retroactive effective date and a clause stating that if any part of the bill is found to be unconstitutional, it will not affect the rest of the bill.
Possible Impacts
1) It could ensure fair pay for amateur athletes, potentially increasing their income and financial stability.
2) It could require national governing bodies to submit reports on pay equity, bringing attention to any disparities and potential discrimination.
3) It could potentially lead to legal challenges if any provisions or amendments are deemed unconstitutional, affecting the lives of those involved in the case.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3804 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3804
To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure pay
equity for amateur athletes, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2019
Ms. Frankel (for herself, Ms. Haaland, and Ms. Castor of Florida)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure pay
equity for amateur athletes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. PAY EQUITY FOR AMATEUR ATHLETES.
(a) Equitable Compensation.--Section 220524(6) of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``, wages and other
compensation,'' after ``support''.
(b) Reports on Pay Equity.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of such
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 220530A. Reports on pay equity
``(a) In General.--Each national governing body shall submit to
Congress a report on the compensation of amateur athletes in the sport
governed by the national governing body for--
``(1) each of the two consecutive calendar years ending
immediately before the date of the enactment of this section;
and
``(2) each calendar year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this section.
``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report required by subsection
(a) shall include, with respect to the applicable sport, for the
calendar year covered by the report--
``(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.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 220530A. Reports on pay equity.''.
(c) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years before the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(d) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an amendment made
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of
the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall
not be affected.
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