S.Res. 37Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)Passed Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in disapproving the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 2/14/2013 S788)

March 23, 2013

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February 14, 2013

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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S788)

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February 14, 2013

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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2435)

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March 23, 2013

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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2435)

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March 23, 2013

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 2/14/2013 S788)

March 23, 2013

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Sen. Mark L. PryorD-AR · Mar 22, 2013

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 37 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I further ask that…

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Agreed to SenateIssued March 23, 2013

III

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 37

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 14, 2013

Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Levin, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

March 23 (legislative day, March 22), 2013

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate in disapproving the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020.

Whereas wrestling is recognized as one of the world’s oldest competitive sports dating back to 3000 BC;

Whereas wrestling was one of the original sports of the ancient Greek Olympic Games and of the first modern Olympic Games;

Whereas wrestling is one of the world’s most diverse sports, with participants from almost 200 countries around the world;

Whereas over 280,000 high school students in the United States participated in wrestling in 2012;

Whereas there are over 300 intercollegiate wrestling programs in the United States;

Whereas wrestling represents the determination and hard work it takes to succeed in life and sport;

Whereas the United States has a long, proud, and storied Olympic wrestling history; and

Whereas wrestling epitomizes the spirit of the Olympic Games: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate—

(1)

thanks the United States Olympic Committee for its continued support of wrestling and encourages it to work actively to reverse the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020;

(2)

disapproves the proposal of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020; and

(3)

urges the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to reinstate wrestling as a core sport of the Summer Olympic Games.