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HR 3487 114th Congress House

Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015

Official title: To make the antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term "Redskins" or the term "Redskin".

Introduced: April 18, 2016 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Sports and Recreation Competition and antitrustDistrict of ColumbiaProfessional sportsRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sep 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 10, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1251)
Sep 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015

This bill applies the antitrust laws to a professional sports league that uses, or promotes or allows a member team or franchisee to use or promote the use of, "Redskins" or "Redskin" in connection with such league or a team or franchise connected with such league.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 18, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 29, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3487: Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3487/
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"H.R. 3487: Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3487/.
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H.R. 3487, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3487/.
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