3.0.0 1960 2018-02-03T22:36:23Z 2023-01-12T09:42:52Z Senate S S 2005-11-03 109 Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act 109 1334 S 2005-09-28 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-525. Related bill CRS Drug Free Sports Act 109 3084 HR 2005-09-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133. Related bill House 2005-11-04 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280. Calendars 2005-11-03 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2005-11-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12345) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2005-11-03 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2005-11-03 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-11-03 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2005-11-03 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2005-11-07 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2005-11-08 False Sports and Recreation Drug abuse Drug testing Drugs and athletes Steroids Sports and Recreation 00 2005-11-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-18T17:35:10Z Integrity in Professional Sports Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the individual records of athletes achieved as a result of performance-enhancing substances or methods should be invalidated.

Prohibits a professional sports league from organizing, sponsoring, endorsing, promoting, producing, or recognizing a professional sports event without adopting and enforcing a testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs that meets or exceeds the standards specified in this Act.

Requires each such league to adopt policies and procedures that: (1) proscribe the use of prohibited substances and methods; (2) provide for random testing of each professional athlete at least five times a year; and (3) proscribe any employee or contractor of the league, the team or club, or the professional athletes' union from complicity in an offense by an athlete.

Provides that the testing policy shall be violated if: (1) a test reveals the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers; (2) evidence of the use of a prohibited substance or method is discovered; (3) an athlete refuses to submit to a test; (4) an athlete tampers with the testing process; (5) a league or union representative administers a prohibited substance or method to any athlete a or assists, encourages, aids, abets, or covers up any other type of complicity involving an offense by a professional athlete.

Allows a league to provide an individual athlete an exemption for a particular prohibited substance or method for a documented medical condition.

Sets penalties as a minimum of two years' suspension for the first violation, permanent suspension for any subsequent violation, and public disclosure of the name of the violator and substance involved.

Allows the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Requires the United States Boxing Commission (after it is established) to promulgate uniform performance-enhancing substance testing standards for professional boxing consistent with this Act.

]]> Integrity in Professional Sports Act Short Titles as Introduced Integrity in Professional Sports Act Display Title Integrity in Professional Sports Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect the health and safety of all athletes, to promote the integrity of professional sports by establishing minimum standards for the testing of steroids and other performance-enhancing substances and methods by professional sports leagues, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2005-11-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1960pcs/xml/BILLS-109s1960pcs.xml 2005-11-04 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.