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.

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 November 2019

Last action

4 March 2020 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1], Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Paul Cook, Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

3 January 2025

Official source Download file View documents Share

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.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

20 November 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2020
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
4 March 2020
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Introduced in House · 20 November 2019 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View file Download file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019
View Download Open at official source
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 November 2019
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 November 2019
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/720
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hres/720
us · 116-hres-720 · source updated 3 January 2025