H.R. 1148·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Fund Youth Soccer Fields in Underserved Communities
Rep. Reyes (D-TX)
Federal block grants to build public soccer facilities in counties with limited youth athletic infrastructure.
Sec. 1 — Mandate
HUD shall establish a Community Soccer Field Grant Program for counties below median youth-athletic-facility density.
Sec. 2 — Match
Cities must provide a 25% local match.
Sec. 3 — Funding
$680 million over 5 years.
Sec. 4 — Enforcement
HUD grant compliance review.
Tournament Prep
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 1148 — A Bill to Fund Youth Soccer Fields in Underserved Communities
- Funding source
- $680M over 5 years from HUD CDBG-adjacent appropriation.
- Timeline
- 5-year competitive grant cycles.
- Realistic — uses existing HUD grantmaking.
- Enforcing agency
- HUD.
- Yes — HUD already funds community recreation.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Grant clawback for non-construction.
- Source citation
- Aspen Institute Project Play (2023), 'State of Play' — aspeninstitute.org.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 55s
Strongest counter-argument
Federal soccer fields are pork-barrel spending dressed up as youth policy.
Your pre-emptive answer
Aspen Project Play (2023) showed youth-athletic-facility access in low-income ZIPs is 1/4 that of wealthy ZIPs, and physical-activity gaps in middle school predict adult diabetes risk. This is preventive health infrastructure.