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Expressing concern regarding the preventable loss of life associated with sports-related sudden death of student athletes in the United States, and emphasizing the importance of rigorous, evidence-based pre-participation physical examinations for student athletes. [HR-655]
Expressing concern regarding the preventable loss of life associated with sports-related sudden death of student athletes in the United States, and emphasizing the importance of rigorous, evidence-based pre-participation physical examinations for student athletes. Encourages local school districts, youth sports associations, and college and university athletic departments to regularly update their pre-participation physical examination policies in accordance with evidence-based best practices and with respect for parental considerations.
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Congratulating the University of Mount Union football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football Championship. [HR-598]
Congratulating the University of Mount Union football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football Championship. Congratulates the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football Championship.
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College's 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in the United States. [HR-572]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College's 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in the United States. Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College's 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship. Recognizes the groundbreaking impact of such title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in the United States.
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Expressing support for the designation of May as National Lacrosse Month. [HR-267]
Expressing support for the designation of May as National Lacrosse Month. Expresses support for National Lacrosse Month. Commends the leadership and programming efforts of US Lacrosse to raise awareness, prevent injuries, and increase overall safety across all levels of the game.
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Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. [HR-202]
Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Congratulates the Duke University Blue Devils for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Invites the Duke University men's basketball team to the U.S. Capitol Building to be honored.
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Expressing support for designation of March 2015 as "National Cheerleading Safety Month". [HR-175]
Expressing support for designation of March 2015 as "National Cheerleading Safety Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Cheerleading Safety Month, (2) efforts to educate cheerleaders on the importance of safety, and (3) efforts to promote measures to increase cheerleader safety.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights. [HR-112]
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights. Expresses support for: (1) the principles and values set forth in the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights; and (2) secondary schools that have successfully implemented programs, policies, and practices to emphasize and encourage student athlete safety and well-being. Recognizes the importance of proper safety measures, timely medical assessments, and appropriate environmental conditions, and the role that teachers, parents, coaches, and athletic
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 [HB-921]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 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
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SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act [HB-829]
SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop public education and awareness materials and resources concerning cardiac health, including: information to increase education and awareness of high risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm abnormalities that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in children, adolescents, and young adults; sudden cardiac arrest and cardiomyopathy risk
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ConTACT Act of 2015 Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 [HB-582]
ConTACT Act of 2015 Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI. Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a final
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SCORE Act Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act [HB-5791]
SCORE Act Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 [HB-5189]
Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
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John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 [HB-4969]
John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to
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New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2015 [HB-457]
New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2015 a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.
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Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015 [HB-416]
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015 a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.
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High School Football Safety Study Act [HB-3986]
High School Football Safety Study Act This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) conduct a study to more precisely identify the causes of deaths related to high school football and to develop recommendations to prevent such deaths, and (2) submit to Congress and publish on the public website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality a report on the study's results.
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Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 [HB-3345]
Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has a part north of the Grand Canyon. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax deduction for charitable contributions that are required to purchase a ticket to a college sporting event.
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50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2906]
50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of basketball. Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame to help finance renovations of existing National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame facilities.
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To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for the resolution of the issues, and for other purposes. [HB-275]
To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for the resolution of the issues, and for other purposes. Establishes the Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to review, analyze, and report to the President and Congress on the following issues related to intercollegiate athletics: the interaction of athletics and academics, the financing of intercollegiate athletics, the recruitment and retention of student athletes, oversight
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NCAA Act National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act [HB-2731]
NCAA Act National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements to prohibit an institution with an intercollegiate athletic program from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless the association: requires annual baseline concussion testing prior to a student athlete's participation in contact sports; requires certain due process procedures for students and institutions prior to enforcing a remedy for any infraction; requires athletically
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