United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 720 (116th)
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.
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20 November 2019
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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3 January 2025
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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 November 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hres/720