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HRES 345 117th Congress House Sports and Recreation Athletes Olympic games

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should correct the Olympic records for Jim Thorpe for his unprecedented accomplishments during the 1912 Olympic Games.

Introduced: April 22, 2021 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
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