HR 5021 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

American Decade of Sports Act

Introduced Aug 22, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 3, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 3.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 22, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-NVDina TitusOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-NEDon BaconOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-RIGabe AmoOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalAug 22, 2025
R-GUJames C. MoylanOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalAug 22, 2025
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-WAMichael BaumgartnerOriginalAug 22, 2025
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalAug 22, 2025
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Aug 22, 2025Markup Dec 3, 2025

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Dec 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 3.
  3. Aug 22, 2025Introduced in House
  4. Aug 22, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1Sec. 8Cl. 18). Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 140, August 22, 2025, page H3707.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require a sports diplomacy strategy to strategically leverage the major sporting events being hosted in the United States in the next decade to enhance United States soft power, diplomatic relationships, and global leadership, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
American Decade of Sports Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Sports and Recreation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2025Introduced in House

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