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H.R. 2565 109th Congress House

Office of National Drug Control Reauthorization Act

Official title: To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act and to establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues.

Introduced: May 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 26, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 26, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 24, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 24, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Office of National Drug Control Reauthorization Act - Amends the Official of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to repeal provisions providing for termination of the Office.

Clean Sports Act of 2005 - Prohibits a major professional league from arranging, promoting, organizing, or producing a professional game without meeting the requirements established by this Act for testing for the use of prohibited substances by professional athletes and for public disclosure of the names of athletes who test positive.

Requires a suspension of an athlete for a minimum of two years for the first violation and a lifetime ban for the second violation.

Allows a league to impose a lesser penalty if the athlete: (1) establishes that he did not know or suspect, and could not reasonably have known or suspected even with the exercise of utmost caution, that he had used the prohibited substance; or (2) provides substantial assistance to the league in identifying violations of the league's drug testing policy by other athletes or by any personnel working with or treating athletes.

Authorizes the Director of National Control Policy to modify standards for a league under exceptional circumstances or for good cause with limitations.

Require the Director to include additional professional sporting leagues or colleges if such additions would prevent the use of such substances by high school, college, or professional athletes.

Treats violations of this Act as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the use of performance-enhancing substances by college athletes.

Requires the Director to establish a commission on high school and college athletics.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2516 Professional Sports Integrity Act of 2005
  • S 1114 Clean Sports Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 24, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 24, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 24, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 24, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· May 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2565: Office of National Drug Control Reauthorization Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2565/
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