S 1334 · 109th Congress · Sports and Recreation

Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act

Introduced 2005-06-29· Sponsored by Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-525.(2005-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act - Prohibits a professional sports league from any involvement in a professional sports event without adopting and enforcing a testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs. Requires each such league to adopt policies and procedures that: (1) proscribe the use of prohibited substances and methods; (2) provide for random testing of each professional athlete at least three times a year; and (3) proscribe any person associated with the league from complicity in a violation by an athlete. Prohibits all substances and methods prohibited by the United States Anti-Doping Agency Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing and any other appropriate substance or method as determined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Includes as a violations of the testing policy: (1) the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers; (2) refusing to submit to a test; (3) administering or attempting to administer a prohibited substance or method to any athlete; and (4) assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, covering up, or any other type of complicity involving a violation by a professional athlete. Allows a league to provide an individ…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican