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H.Res. 538 · 111th Congress

Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as…

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Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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122 cosponsors · 102 D, 20 R

15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jun 12, 2009
  2. House Passed Jul 24, 2009

Encourages the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jul 24, 2009

Expresses support for Olympic Day.

Encourages the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Latest action (Jul 24, 2009): The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: Sports and Recreation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 12, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jun 12, 2009
  2. House Passed Jul 24, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.