National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act

Bill: 111-s-1275
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2009-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Intellectual property
Marketing and advertising
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: 
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports Establishment Act - Establishes the National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports as a charitable, nonprofit corporation to promote participation by private organizations in the activities of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. 
 
Subjects any person who uses the Council's or Foundation's official seal or any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with, or authorization by, the Council or Foundation for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition without the Foundation's consent to a civil action for remedies provided in the Trademark Act of 1946. Allows the Foundation, in conjunction with the Council, to authorize contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use such trade name, trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem in advertising under specified conditions. 
 
 
 
 
 

 

action_date: 2010-12-22
text: 
National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act - Establishes the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition as a charitable, nonprofit corporation: (1) to develop, in conjunction with the Office of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, a list and description of activities which would further the purposes and functions outlined in Executive Order 13265 (established the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports) and with respect to which combined private and governmental efforts would be beneficial; (2) to promote private organization participation in, and private gifts to support, those activities; and (3) in consultation with such Office, to undertake and support activities to further the purposes and functions of such Executive Order.
 
 Prohibits the Foundation from accepting any federal funds. 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Became Public Law No: 111-332.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Became Public Law No: 111-332.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8322-8323)
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8322-8323)
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1275.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8321-8324)
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-12-13
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-12-13
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-12-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8690-6892; text as passed Senate: CR S8691-8692)
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8690-6892; text as passed Senate: CR S8691-8692)
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 677.
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-332