Democratic Senator Joe Manchin introduced a bill to Congress on Tuesday that would "prohibit the use of [federal] funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United State's Men's National Team," according to the legislation's introduction, as obtained by HuffPost.
Any federal funding for the 2026 World Cup–which the U.S. is set to host–would be denied until the women's national team receives equal pay to their male counterparts. The bill would cut off “any and all” federal money that would otherwise be spent when the United States co-hosts the men’s World Cup in 2026.