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A resolution supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemning Russian military aggression in Ukraine. [SR-370] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
Condemns Russia's military incursion into Crimea, in clear violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and in contravention of international law. Calls on Russia to withdraw all unauthorized military personnel from Crimea. Pledges to work with the President to identify a package of economic sanctions and other measures to compel President Putin to remove his armed forces from Ukrainian territory. Calls upon the President to seek to reschedule a meeting of the G-8 nations where the participating nations should consider a U.S. proposal to expel (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1322-1323) on 03/05/2014

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A resolution commending the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl XLVIII and the 12th Man for their critical support. [SR-358] [Sports ]
Congratulates: (1) the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl XLVIII; and (2) the Denver Broncos and quarterback Peyton Manning on a historic season.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S964; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S958-959) on 02/12/2014

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A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII. [SR-35] [Sports ]
Congratulates the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S789-790; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S787) on 02/14/2013

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex. [SR-340] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) law enforcement officers, the juvenile justice system, social services, and the public should recognize and treat all children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking; and (2) federal and state law enforcement agencies should take all necessary measures to protect children in the United States from harm, including arresting and prosecuting traffickers and buyers of children for sex in accordance with the applicable laws against child abuse, statutory rape, and human trafficking, particularly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S704) on 02/03/2014

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A resolution congratulating Sporting Kansas City for an outstanding 2013 season in Major League Soccer and for winning the Major League Soccer Cup 2013. [SR-327] [Sports ]
Congratulates Sporting Kansas City for winning the Major League Soccer Cup 2013.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S9114-9115; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S9109) on 12/20/2013

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A resolution congratulating the Minnesota Lynx women's basketball team on winning the 2013 Women's National Basketball Association Championship. [SR-297] [Sports ]
Recognizes the Minnesota Lynx for winning the 2013 Women's National Basketball Association National Championship.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S8069; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S8056) on 11/14/2013

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A resolution congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2013 World Series. [SR-287] [Sports ]
Congratulates: (1) the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2013 World Series, and (2) the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2013 National League Championship.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7834; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7832) on 11/05/2013

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A resolution congratulating Oracle Team USA for winning the 34th America's Cup. [SR-286] [Sports ]
Congratulates Oracle Team USA for winning the 34th America's Cup.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7834; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7831-7832) on 11/05/2013

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A resolution congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup. [SR-187] [Sports ]
Congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5304-5305; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S5274) on 06/26/2013

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A resolution congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the 2013 National Basketball Association Finals. [SR-186] [Sports ]
Congratulates the Miami Heat on its victory in the 2013 National Basketball Association Finals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5201; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5151) on 06/25/2013

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. [SCR-5] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 04/18/2013

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Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 [S.912] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Sports ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ]
Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - Allows multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) (including cable operators, multichannel multipoint distribution services, direct broadcast satellite services, or television receive-only satellite program distributors), except with respect to the minimum contents of programming required for basic tier service, to provide subscribers with any channel of video programming on an a la carte basis. Defines "a la carte" as offering video programming for wholesale or retail purchase on an individual, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3329-3330) on 05/09/2013

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SPORTS Act [S.2974] [Sports ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ]
Sustained Promotion of Responsibility in Team Sports Act or the SPORTS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to repeal the existing antitrust exemption for agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests and the combining of professional football leagues with respect to professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Removes specific mention of these four sports and applies the antitrust exemption to agreements for the telecasting of any professional sports contests. Delays the effective date of this repeal until one year (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/04/2014

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins. [S.2884] [Taxes ] [Sports ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule to deny tax-exempt status to a professional sports league that promotes, or allows a member club or franchise to promote, the use of the term "redskin" in connection with any team or club connected with such league.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/18/2014

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Securing Assistance for Victims' Empowerment (SAVE) Act [S.2816] [Taxes ] [Sports ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Securing Assistance for Victims' Empowerment (SAVE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the tax exemption for professional football leagues, and (2) deny a tax exemption for certain professional sports leagues which have annual gross receipts exceeding $10 million. Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to provide for an increased authorization of appropriations in FY2015 for the family violence prevention and services grant program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/16/2014

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EXPIRE Act of 2014 [S.2260] [Energy ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pensions ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a process of comprehensive tax reform should commence in the 114th Congress and should conclude before January 1, 2016; (2) Congress should endeavor to eliminate temporary provisions in the tax code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S2763-2768) on 05/07/2014

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A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. [S.2220] [Insurance ] [Sports ] [Healthcare ]
Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that prior to providing the covered medical services (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/08/2014

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act [S.203] [Arts and Culture ] [Finance ] [Sports ]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football. Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced In Senate: Cr S6078-6079) on 01/31/2013

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act [S.1842] [Arts and Culture ] [Sports ] [Finance ] [Funding ]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football. Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/17/2013

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FANS Act [S.1721] [Sports ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ] [Trade ]
Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act or the FANS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to deny the antitrust exemption for joint agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that does not: (1) expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor when such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/04/2014

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