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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Sports and recreation</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.130 A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as &quot;National Physical Education and Sport Week&quot;.</title>
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    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as &quot;National Physical Education and Sport Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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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: H.Res.169 Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the &quot;National Chess Capital&quot; to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355912</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the &quot;National Chess Capital&quot; to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.102 A resolution expressing support for the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the &quot;National Chess Capital&quot; of the United States to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem-solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356010</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the &quot;National Chess Capital&quot; of the United States to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem-solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.&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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr100/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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: H.Res.165 Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr165/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355564</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.&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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr150/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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.Res.79 Supporting the goals and ideals of International Water Safety Day.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr79/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-24:/action/350467</id>
    <updated>2013-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of International Water Safety Day.&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>
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    <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.35 A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.</title>
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    <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: 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.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>
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    <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.626 New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h626/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349820</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 28 of the United States Code to exclude the State of New Jersey from the prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the legislature of the State.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.625 Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349793</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports.&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.Res.617 A resolution congratulating the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr617/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-12:/action/344922</id>
    <updated>2012-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.598 A resolution commending and congratulating the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2012 World Series.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-14:/action/343602</id>
    <updated>2012-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending and congratulating the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2012 World Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.571 A resolution congratulating the Nunaka Valley Little League Junior girls softball team on winning the 2012 Little League Junior Softball World Series.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-19:/action/341811</id>
    <updated>2012-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the Nunaka Valley Little League Junior girls softball team on winning the 2012 Little League Junior Softball World Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.558 A resolution congratulating the athletes from the State of Nevada and throughout the United States who participated in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-12:/action/340012</id>
    <updated>2012-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the athletes from the State of Nevada and throughout the United States who participated in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2527 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-02:/action/338958</id>
    <updated>2012-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 02, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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