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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Athletes</title>
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  <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4229</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.123 A resolution congratulating the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team on winning its second straight National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Ice Hockey Championship.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356787</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team on winning its second straight National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Ice Hockey Championship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.100 A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Louisville men's basketball team for winning its third Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, and the University of Louisville women's basketball team for being runner up in the 2013 Women's Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355584</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Louisville men's basketball team for winning its third Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, and the University of Louisville women's basketball team for being runner up in the 2013 Women's Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.695 Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-09:/action/354952</id>
    <updated>2013-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.150 Congratulating the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles for becoming the first 15 seed to advance to the &quot;Sweet 16&quot; 4th Round in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-09:/action/355011</id>
    <updated>2013-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congratulating the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles for becoming the first 15 seed to advance to the &quot;Sweet 16&quot; 4th Round in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1402 Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1402/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-24:/action/354363</id>
    <updated>2013-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1084 To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1084/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-11:/action/352547</id>
    <updated>2013-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1008 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351898</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.475 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s475/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351986</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.5 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; 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.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sc5/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351665</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.21 Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; 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.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hc21/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351670</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.72 Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr72/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-14:/action/350414</id>
    <updated>2013-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.37 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in disapproving the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr37/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/349889</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in disapproving the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.35 A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr35/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/350035</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.71 Opposing the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr71/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/350067</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Opposing the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.32 A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr32/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349822</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.455 High School Data Transparency Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h455/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348877</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.217 High School Data Transparency Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s217/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348790</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational elementary schools and secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.19 A resolution congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-27:/action/348448</id>
    <updated>2013-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.166 A bill to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s166/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-27:/action/348409</id>
    <updated>2013-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.420 To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-24:/action/348402</id>
    <updated>2013-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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