S 2600 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the charter of the United States Olympic Committee in order to clarify the provisions thereof relating to resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies.

Introduced 1980-04-23· Sponsored by Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(1980-04-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the charter of the United States Olympic Committee to: (1) permit arbitrators to consider prior findings of fact by the Committee when deciding a controversy between the Committee and an amateur sports organization; (2) require a national governing body to resign its membership in any international sports federation immediately after the Committee revokes recognition of such body; and (3) grant automatically to a newly recognized national governing body all of the powers and membership rights to which other such bodies are entitled under the charter.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats