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HR 599 111th Congress House Education Education programs funding Higher education School athletics

Championship Fairness Act of 2009

Introduced: January 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 16, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 599: Championship Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-599/
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"H.R. 599: Championship Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-599/.
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