WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Athletes

S. 3002, The Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3002 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.28

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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H.R. 5060, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5060 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments....

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H.R. 4031, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4031 would establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act....

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S. 2178, The ARTS Act

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2178 would expedite the adjudication of employer petitions for aliens with extraordinary artistic ability....

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H.R. 3746, The College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3746 would amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 3377, To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3377 would provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf....

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H.R. 2887, The Teague Ryan Sudden Child Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Screening and Education Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2887 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program of screenings and education regarding children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes....

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H.R. 2175, To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2175 would amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys and other horseracing personnel....

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H.R. 1312, The Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1312 would expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability....

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H.R. 901, The High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 901 would 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....

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S. 518, The High School Sports Information Collection Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 518 would amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs....

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H.R. 216, The Baseball Diplomacy Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 216 would waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball....

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S. 84, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 84 would establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act....

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H.R. 3084, The Drug Free Sports Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3084 would require professional sports leagues and associations to follow prescribed procedures for testing and penalizing athletes for the use of certain performance-enhancing substances identified by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Secretary of Commerce. Under the bill, the Department of Commerce would create and enforce regulations for professional sports leagues and associations regarding performance-enhancing substances and would be directed to assess and collect fines for violati...

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H.R. 1065, The United States Boxing Commission Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.26

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1065 would establish the United States Boxing Commission (USBC) within the Department of Commerce. The commission would protect the interests of boxers and would govern the business of professional boxing by regulating the sport of boxing, licensing and registering boxing participants, and overseeing all boxing matches in the United States....

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H.R. 609, The College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $107.43

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 609 would make changes to federal higher education programs, including the Pell Grant program and the Perkins Loan program, and numerous smaller changes to the student and parent loan programs. Provisions included in H.R. 609 include: Increasing the maximum award level for Pell grants for academic year 2006-2007 to $6,000; Changing eligibility requirements for Pell grants; Requiring the Secretary of Education to reallocate to schools default collections on Perkins loans; and Delaying the re...

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S. 2611, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $307.53

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 would amend laws governing immigration, authorize numerous initiatives to improve enforcement of those laws, and increase the limits on legal immigration....

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S. 148, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.34

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 148 would establish the United States Boxing Commission (USBC) within the Department of Commerce. The commission would protect the safety and interests of boxers and would govern the business of professional boxing by regulating boxing contracts, licensing and registering boxing participants, and issuing guidelines for ranking boxers....

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S. 2766, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5851.03

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 2766 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill also would authorize supplemental appropriations for 2006, primarily for the costs of those operations not covered by appropriations provided earlier in the year. In addition, S. 2766 would prescribe personnel strengths for each active-duty and sel...

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