{ "id": "RS20201", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RS20201", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 100860, "date": "2003-01-29", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T19:58:57.366941", "title": "Sports Legislation in the 106th Congress", "summary": "Over the past few decades, Congress and other federal agencies have given greater attention to\npublic\npolicy issues associated with amateur and professional sports in the United States. Congress has\nfocused on sports in the context of other public policy issues: antitrust, labor relations, immigration,\ngambling and other criminal behavior, player and fan violence, broadcasting and cable issues,\ntaxation, drug abuse and testing, federal spending relative to the conduct of U.S. held Olympic\nGames, sports franchise relocations, legal and illegal gambling, and equal access for women to sports\nprograms at educational institutions.\n This report identifies legislation introduced during the 106th Congress that would directly affect\neither amateur or professional sports in the United States. This legislation is grouped by policy issue. \nAdditional issue categories and legislation will be added as appropriate during the 106th Congress. \nFor related reading, see CRS Report RS20880(pdf) , Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress ;\nCRS Report RS20460, Title IX and Gender Bias in Sports: Frequently asked Questions ; and CRS Report RS20710, Title IX and Sex Discrimination in Education: An Overview .", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RS20201", "sha1": "1b161a3b472da3ff4a562929734c6b98985a0d6b", "filename": "files/20030129_RS20201_1b161a3b472da3ff4a562929734c6b98985a0d6b.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20030129_RS20201_1b161a3b472da3ff4a562929734c6b98985a0d6b.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "Economic Policy", "Foreign Affairs" ] }