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H.R. 3942 109th Congress House

Professional Sports Responsibility Act of 2005

Official title: To establish a Federal Office of Steroids Testing Enforcement and Prevention to establish and enforce standards for the testing for the illegal use in professi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a Federal Office of Steroids Testing Enforcement and Prevention to establish and enforce standards for the testing for the illegal use in professional sports of performance enhancing substances and other controlled substances.

Introduced: September 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sep 29, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Sep 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Professional Sports Responsibility Act of 2005 - Requires the Attorney General to issue rules requiring major professional leagues (i.e., Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and the National Hockey League) to test athletes for the illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhancing substances and Schedule I substances. Requires such regulations to establish: (1) the number of times each athlete should be tested and the prohibited substances; (2) a means for exempting substances used for a documented medical condition; (3) sufficient penalties for any athlete who tests positive and procedures for publicly disclosing such athlete's identity; and (4) an appeals process.

Requires the Attorney General to authorize a private nonprofit organization to be an accreditation body to annually certify that each league's testing meets established standards.

Allows the Attorney General to assess fines for failure to adopt or enforce the required testing policies.

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress regarding any league that fails to comply with such policies and the effectiveness of the regulations under this Act.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to double the maximum penalties for violations regarding anabolic steroids that occur near or at a sports facility or that involve an athlete.

Directs the Comptroller General to study the illegal use of performance-enhancing substances and other controlled substances by college athletes.

Allows the Attorney General to include as a major professional league any additional professional sports league or National Collegiate Athletic Association entities if such additions would prevent the illegal use of performance-enhancing substances and other controlled substances by athletes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3942: Professional Sports Responsibility Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3942/
MLA
"H.R. 3942: Professional Sports Responsibility Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3942/.
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H.R. 3942, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3942/.
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