A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule to deny tax-exempt status to a professional sports league that promotes, or allows a member club or franchise to promote, the use of the term "redskin" in connection with any team or club connected with such league.

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Timeline

1. 18 September 2014

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 September 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 September 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 September 2014

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 September 2014

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Sponsors

• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

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