3.0.0 7881 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z House HR 2020-07-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 135 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 7881.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution ofthe United States[Page H4190]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-30T13:03:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-30T13:03:10Z Strengthening U.S. Olympics Act 116 3303 HR 2019-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Strengthening U.S. Olympics Act 116 132 S 2019-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 116 2330 S 2020-10-30 Became Public Law No: 116-189. Identical bill CRS 2020-07-30 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-07-30 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2020-07-30 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2020-07-30 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2020-07-30 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-07-30 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2020-07-30 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2020-08-14 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-09-01 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2020-09-01 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-09-08 False Sports and Recreation Accounting and auditing Advisory bodies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Assault and harassment offenses Athletes Bankruptcy Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Crime victims Crimes against children Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Employment discrimination and employee rights Government information and archives Legislative rules and procedure Olympic games Sex offenses Tax-exempt organizations Sports and Recreation 00 2020-07-30 Introduced in House 2020-12-21T17:47:47Z Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

This bill establishes safeguards to protect amateur athletes from abuse, including sexual abuse, by coaches and employees in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sports.

The bill establishes (1) legislative mechanisms by which Congress can dissolve the Board of Directors of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and decertify national governing bodies; and (2) a duty of care that USOPC owes to amateur athletes, including protecting athletes by requiring it to ensure that any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor is immediately reported to law enforcement.

The bill provides for an annual amateur athlete survey conducted anonymously and an Athletes' Advisory Council.

The bill revises duties of the Office of the Ombuds regarding the pursuit of abuse claims by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, confidentiality, and retaliation against an employee or member for disclosing information or seeking assistance in mediation. The USOPC and the national governing bodies shall not interfere in or attempt to influence the outcome of an investigation.

The center shall report to Congress within 72 hours of an attempt to interfere in, or influence the outcome of, an investigation.

The bill establishes within the legislative branch the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics to study matters relating to the state of U.S. participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The bill prohibits retaliation against protected individuals (including amateur athletes, coaches, and trainers) because of disclosures pertaining to sexual abuse or harassment.]]>

Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 Display Title Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7881ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7881ih.xml 2020-07-30 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.