HRES 720
116th Congress
House
Sports and Recreation
Athletes
International organizations and cooperation
Olympic games
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should correct Jim Thorpe's Olympic records for his unprecedented accomplishments during the 1912 Olympic Games.
Introduced: November 20, 2019
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Became law
Mar 4, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 4, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should officially recognize Jim Thorpe's athletic achievements as the sole Gold Medalist in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correct these inaccuracies in the official Olympic books.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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