H.R.390 - College Football Playoff Act of 2009

To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. as introduced.
  • Short: College Football Playoff Act of 2009 as introduced.

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1/9/2009--Introduced.College Football Playoff Act of 2009 - Prohibits promoting, marketing, or advertising a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game as a championship or national championship game (or any merchandise that re
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1/9/2009--Introduced.College Football Playoff Act of 2009 - Prohibits promoting, marketing, or advertising a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game as a championship or national championship game (or any merchandise that refers to the game as a championship or national championship game) unless such game is the final game of a single elimination post-season playoff system for which all NCAA Division I FBS conferences and unaffiliated Division I FBS teams are eligible. Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Makes this Act applicable to any game that occurs after January 31, 2011.

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12/08/09
House Panel Considers College Football Playoffs

...to throw my weight around a little bit," Obama said at the time. "I think it's the right thing to do." ———— On the Net: Read H.R.390, The College Football Playoffs Act, at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Bowl Championship Series: http://www.bcsfootball.o

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12/08/09
House panel to discuss college football playoff bill

...throw my weight around a little bit," Obama said at the time. "I think it's the right thing to do." ____ On the Net: Read H.R.390, The College Football Playoffs Act, at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Bowl Championship Series: http://www.bcsfootball.org House En

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12/08/09
Today At TRNS

...Joe Wilson, Kingston, Souder demand audit of stimulus funds. -Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee markup of H.R.390, the “College Football Playoffs Act,” to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, market

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Daily Skiff - BCS Bowl absence possible for TCU

We should probably invite U.S. Congressman Joe Barton of Arlington — who introduced federal legislation a few years ago, called H.R. 390: College Football Playoff Act of 2009 — to host an anti-BCS rally on campus. ...

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