HR 599
111th Congress
House
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
School athletics
Championship Fairness Act of 2009
Introduced: January 16, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Championship Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits an institution of higher education from receiving federal funds for any fiscal year during which it has a football team participating in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, unless such Subdivision's national championship game is the final game of a single elimination post-season playoff system.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1