H.R.599 - Championship Fairness Act of 2009

To prohibit the receipt of Federal funds by any institution of higher education with a football team that participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, unless the national championship game of such Subdivision is the culmination of a playoff system. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To prohibit the receipt of Federal funds by any institution of higher education with a football team that participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, unless the national championship game of such Subdivision is the culmination of a playoff system. as introduced.
  • Short: Championship Fairness Act of 2009 as introduced.

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12/02/10
Sports news » College Football Playoff Bracket 2010 | BCS | SportsGrid

BCS Reform Time for a real NCAA football national championship ... Join our grassroots coalition to encourage Congress to pass proplayoff legislation today. Join and we will all ask our representative together to vote yes on H.R. 599 ...

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08/14/10
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog: This Week in Yankees History (8 ...

1931 - After belting his MLB career HR #599, a grand slam in yesterday's game, Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off of hurler George Blaeholder of the St. Louis Browns, as the Yankees win by a score of 11-7. Lou Gehrig homers immediately, ...

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08/03/10
A-Rod 600 HR Celebration Still on Hold – HULIQ

Kansas City Star A-Rod 600 HR Celebration Still on HoldHULIQA-Rod himself managed an 0-4 day, which brings his record total to 34 ABs between HR 599 and 600, and still counting. At the same time, the bigger picture …A-Rod: Reaching No. ...

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08/03/10
A-Rod 600 HR Celebration Still on Hold - HULIQ

A-Rod himself managed an 0-4 day, which brings his record total to 34 ABs between HR 599 and 600, and still counting. At the same time, the bigger picture … A-Rod: Reaching No. 600 'going to take awhile'The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ...

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08/02/10
Rays lead AL East and all MLB - Rays Around The Horn

A possible scenario would be to move the slugger stuck on HR 599 down to AAA and sell out his contract to some other playoff contender in September. Could A-Rod be the DH heading into the playoff season? Don't think Rays can afford him. ...

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07/27/10
Yanks pound Indians for sixth win in eight games | River Avenue Blues

Most useless “record”, number or ab's between hr 599 and hr 600. Where, no WHY??, do they come up with these things!! Reply · Captain Jack says: July 29, 2010 at 6:41 am · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YZTYci5yo ...

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07/22/10
A-Rod hits HR 599; Yankees down Royals

Alex Rodriguez hit home run No. 599 and drove in four runs total, and the Yankees defeated the Royals, 10-4, in the start to a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

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07/22/10
A-Rod hits HR 599; Yankees down Royals – Los Angeles Times

A-Rod hits HR 599; Yankees down Royals Los Angeles Times Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Alex Rodriguez hit home run No. 599 and drove in four runs total, and the Yankees defeated the Royals, 10-4, in the start to a four-game series at ...

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07/21/10
Inside the Dodgers: Stephen Strasburg - is this guy for real?

Report any abuse or spam. oldbrooklynfan Just got in went to the Yankee game tonight and saw another boring Yankee win. Did see A-Rod hit HR # 599. . Kuroda working on another gem for the Dodgers. Wish we can score more runs. ...

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07/19/10
Shirley Sherrod: Another Black Casualty of Obama's Post Racial ...

@sumsoul 6 hours ago; RT @sumsoul: @probert06 Just tweeted about Arod hitting his HR # 599..//How goes the blog? Any new stuff?? 6 hours ago; RT @sumsoul: Educate these fools./Yeah people don't know the deep Charlie Rangel/ Adam Clayton ...

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07/19/10
Obama Administration Throws Shirley Sherrod Under the Bus ...

@sumsoul 1 hour ago; RT @sumsoul: @probert06 Just tweeted about Arod hitting his HR # 599..//How goes the blog? Any new stuff?? 1 hour ago; RT @sumsoul: Educate these fools./Yeah people don't know the deep Charlie Rangel/ Adam Clayton ...

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03/27/10
H.R.4976: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of ...

Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator. H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5. 2 · H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm ... 1 · H.R.599 Championship Fairness... 1 · S.275 Children's Health Ins... 1 · S.1 American Recovery and. ...

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03/24/10
LG Arena Will Retail for 599 Euro in Europe « Specs, Reviews, News ...

LG Arena Will Retail for 599 Euro in Europe Unicom to Bring the iPhone and the G1 to China… Offic... Popularity: 1% [?] Incoming search terms for this article: lg arena retail price; test lg hr 599 D. Tags: Arena, Europe, KM900, LG ...

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01/06/10
Headlinin”: Playoffs get a lobby (more or less) | stephenjr

HR 599 lives! And if you don''t believe it, you have a problem. As part of the push to get California.

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12/20/09
We Demand Playoffs » Michigan and Purdue lobby FOR playoffs

Meanwhile, the University of Michigan, Purdue University and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have lobbied on the separate, but similar H.R. 599, which seeks to slash federal aid to colleges participating in a Division IA ...

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12/20/09
Unverified Voracity Bats Its Eyelashes | mgoblog

I did some searching for the lobbying disclosures, because many articles today have noted that Michigan has "registered" to lobby against H.R. 599. The $415000 total is the overall money spent this year by University of Michigan ...

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12/16/09
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Another greater setback for USCs Pinkard

Oppoisng Views Hundredq of thousands spent on college football bill lobbying efforts The Hiol (blog) HR 599, which Congress has not qcted upon, eould cut federal funds to schools that participate in college footballs (the Football Bowl ...

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12/16/09
The Boiling Points: Purdue wants a playoff system...or maybe it ...

U of M lobbied on one of the proposals (H.R. 599) while Purdue lobbied on both. The story doesn't say how much Purdue has spent on its lobbying efforts, but it does say the ACC spent $250000 last year, Apparently the NCAA also lobbied ...

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12/16/09
Hundreds of thousands spent on college football bill lobbying ...

HR 599, which Congress has not acted upon, would cut off federal funds to schools that participate in college football's (the Football Bowl Subdivision) top ... BCS vs a College Football Playoff: Join the ProtestBleacher Report ...

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12/16/09
BCS Becomes Political Football as Lobbyists Blitz Congress

Meanwhile, the University of Michigan, Purdue University and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have lobbied on the separate, but similar HR 599, which seeks to slash federal aid to colleges participating in a Division IA ...

Source: Capital Eye
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12/16/09
The Main Aspects About Snowboarding And Its Development

... Hundreds of thousands spent on college football bill lobbying efforts: HR 599, which Congress has not acted upon, w... http://bit.ly/6WYXBA 4 hours ago; Linfield season in review: Breakthrough year rebuilds confidence . ...

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12/16/09
Hundreds of thousands spent on college football bill lobbying ...

Opposing Views Hundreds of thousands spent on college football bill lobbying efforts The Hill (blog) HR 599, which Congress has not acted upon, would cut off federal funds to schools that participate in college football's (the Football ...

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12/15/09
Congress, the BCS, and Glass Houses

In addition, HR 599, the “Championship Fairness Act of 2009″, was introduced in the House Committee on Education and Labor on January 16, 2009. It has not moved. 2) Simultaneous to this, H. Res. 153 EH passed the House on March 5, 2009. ...

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10/28/09
Fans Want More College Coverage | Sports Fans Coalition

Also, some Members of the House of Representatives are trying to do something about it and introduced H.R. 599, which would prohibit any federal funds from going to a college or university that doesn't participate in a championship. ...

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10/28/09
Fans Want More College Coverage | Sports Fans Coalition, Inc.

Also, some Members of the House of Representatives are trying to do something about it and introduced H.R. 599, which would prohibit any federal funds from going to a college or university that doesn't participate in a championship. ...

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10/24/09
Fans Want More College Coverage | Sports Fans Coalition, Inc.

Also, some Members of the House of Representatives are trying to do something about it and introduced H.R. 599, which would prohibit any federal funds from going to a college or university that doesn't participate in a championship. ...

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10/14/09
AL MVP Award | Camden Crazies

.297/.405/.543, 27 HR, 599 PA, .408 wOBA, +25.4 UZR, 8.5 WAR. Raise your hand if before the season you though Ben Zobrist would lead the AL (position players) in WAR this year. He had a career -0.5 WAR coming into 2009. ...

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08/28/09
Headlinin\': Playoffs get a lobby (more or less) « My Blog

H.R. 599 lives! And if you don\'t believe it, you have a problem. As part of the push to get California Congressman Gary Miller\'s anti-BCS bill out of committee — where it will probably die, along with its sister anti-BCS bill, ...

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08/15/09
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog: This Week in Yankees History (8 ...

1931 - After belting his MLB career HR #599, a grand slam HR in yesterday's game, Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off of hurler George Blaeholder of the Browns, as the Yankees win by a score of 11-7. Lou Gehrig homers immediately, ...

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03/25/09
College Football Playoffs | Greg Israelsen

This is in response to legislation introduced by Gary Miller, R-California (H.R. 599, which is a bill modeled after Title IX). Since the voice of the fans hasn’t proved to be enough, hopefully some of these Congressmen will be able to ...

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