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H.R. 5252 115th Congress House

Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize a grant to protect young athletes from abuse, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
Sports and Recreation AthletesChild healthChild safety and welfareCrime prevention
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity to support oversight of the United States Olympic Committee, each national governing body, and each paralympic sports organization with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse.

An entity receiving a grant must demonstrate that it has: (1) nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the athletic programs of these sports organizations; and (2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that their policies and procedures to prevent the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2
Mitchell, Paul
· Apr 16, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 13, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 13, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 13, 2018
Rooney, Thomas
· Mar 13, 2018
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5252: Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5252/
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"H.R. 5252: Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5252/.
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H.R. 5252, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5252/.
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