{"format":1,"id":"117-s-2333","congress":117,"number":"S. 2333","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-340","introduced":"2021-07-13","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-12-21","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h532","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act","result":"Passed","yea":350,"nay":59,"present":0,"not_voting":21,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll532.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-12-08","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7081-7082; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7081-7082)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2023-01-05"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-340.","date":"2023-01-05"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-01-05","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires that all athletes representing the United States in international amateur athletic competitions receive equal compensation and benefits for their work, regardless of gender."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill requires, for a sport for which the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committees (the corporation) conduct separate programs for female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (with exceptions), that there be equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses."},{"k":"p","t":"It shall be permissible to (1) consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and (2) provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes to address disparities in outside income, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams."},{"k":"p","t":"The corporation must take all reasonable steps to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support provided to athletes by such federations and organizers."},{"k":"p","t":"The corporation must report to Congress at least annually on compliance. Each report must include detailed information on the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bonuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, and status of participation on a professional sports team."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill requires full compliance within one year of this bill's enactment."}],"words":247},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 36 of the United States Code to require the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and national governing bodies to provide equivalent and nondiscriminatory treatment to female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}]},"core_areas":["Equivalent compensation and benefits for female and male athletes","Advocacy to international sports federations on prizes and funding","Annual reports to Congress on equal treatment of athletes","Compliance deadline and certification of national governing bodies"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the corporation, for a sport in which it runs separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and expense payment or reimbursement from funds it directly provides to the athlete.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}},{"text":"Defines \"equivalent\" as \"equal,\" and permits consideration of merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play, and more beneficial terms to address outside-income disparities, underdeveloped programs, or documented and justifiable personal need.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the corporation and each national governing body to take all reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected athletes, to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the corporation to report to Congress at least annually on its compliance, including the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bonuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, and, as applicable, status of participation on a professional sports team.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}},{"text":"Requires each national governing body to submit a similar annual report on its compliance to the corporation and Congress.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}},{"text":"Requires full compliance by the corporation and each national governing body within 1 year of enactment, makes compliance by national governing bodies a condition of continued certification, and requires reports to Congress describing that compliance.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr#ided9f01516d5f49d9ae9b89db830090f2:~:text=2.%20Modifications%20to%20United%20States%20Olympic%20and"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2333/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-2333.png","v":"d42d76567d6d","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2333, 117th Congress: Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022. House: 350 Yea, 59 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 5 Jan 2023."}}