Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Bill: 114-hconres-142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2016-07-07
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: California

Disability and paralysis

Olympic games
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.</p> <p>Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.</p> <p>Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-12
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.</p> <p>Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.</p> <p>Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.</p> <p>Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.</p> <p>Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.</p>

tv_txt: IV One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. CON. RES. 142 July 14, 2016 Agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Whereas the International Olympic Committee will meet on September 13, 2017, in Lima, Peru, to consider a site for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (in this preamble referred to as the Games ) in 2024; Whereas the United States Olympic Committee has selected Los Angeles, California, as the candidate of the United States for the 2024 Games; Whereas the Games further the cause of world peace and understanding; Whereas the country that hosts the Games performs an act of international goodwill; Whereas the Games have not been held in the United States since 1996; Whereas many of the world-class venues to be used in Los Angeles’ 2024 plan for the Games are already built or are planned as permanent facilities; and Whereas Los Angeles is positioned to deliver an innovative, fiscally responsible, and sustainable Games: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1) advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee; (2) expresses the sincere hope that the United States will be selected as the site for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those Games in the highest sense of the Olympic tradition; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the United States Olympic Committee and to the International Olympic Committee.

Clerk of the House of Representatives. Secretary of the Senate.

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Whereas the International Olympic Committee will meet on September 13, 2017, in Lima, Peru, to consider a site for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (in this preamble referred to as the Games ) in 2024; Whereas the United States Olympic Committee has selected Los Angeles, California, as the candidate of the United States for the 2024 Games; Whereas the Games further the cause of world peace and understanding; Whereas the country that hosts the Games performs an act of international goodwill; Whereas the Games have not been held in the United States since 1996; Whereas many of the world-class venues to be used in Los Angeles’ 2024 plan for the Games are already built or are planned as permanent facilities; and Whereas Los Angeles is positioned to deliver an innovative, fiscally responsible, and sustainable Games: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1) advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee; (2) expresses the sincere hope that the United States will be selected as the site for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those Games in the highest sense of the Olympic tradition; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the United States Olympic Committee and to the International Olympic Committee.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2016 Mr. Becerra (for himself, Mr. Knight , Ms. Pelosi , Mr. McCarthy , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Royce , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Langevin , Ms. Hahn , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Swalwell of California , Ms. Titus , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Graham , Ms. Lee , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Polis , Mr. Allen , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Levin ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Whereas the International Olympic Committee will meet on September 13, 2017, in Lima, Peru, to consider a site for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (in this preamble referred to as the Games ) in 2024; Whereas the United States Olympic Committee has selected Los Angeles, California, as the candidate of the United States for the 2024 Games; Whereas the Games further the cause of world peace and understanding; Whereas the country that hosts the Games performs an act of international goodwill; Whereas the Games have not been held in the United States since 1996; Whereas many of the world-class venues to be used in Los Angeles’ 2024 plan for the Games are already built or are planned as permanent facilities; and Whereas Los Angeles is positioned to deliver an innovative, fiscally responsible, and sustainable Games: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1) advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee; (2) expresses the sincere hope that the United States will be selected as the site for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those Games in the highest sense of the Olympic tradition; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the United States Olympic Committee and to the International Olympic Committee.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 142 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2016 Received CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Whereas the International Olympic Committee will meet on September 13, 2017, in Lima, Peru, to consider a site for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (in this preamble referred to as the Games ) in 2024; Whereas the United States Olympic Committee has selected Los Angeles, California, as the candidate of the United States for the 2024 Games; Whereas the Games further the cause of world peace and understanding; Whereas the country that hosts the Games performs an act of international goodwill; Whereas the Games have not been held in the United States since 1996; Whereas many of the world-class venues to be used in Los Angeles’ 2024 plan for the Games are already built or are planned as permanent facilities; and Whereas Los Angeles is positioned to deliver an innovative, fiscally responsible, and sustainable Games: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress— (1) advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee; (2) expresses the sincere hope that the United States will be selected as the site for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those Games in the highest sense of the Olympic tradition; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the United States Olympic Committee and to the International Olympic Committee.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk