{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/house-passes-degette-legislation-to-fund-anti-doping-agency", "House passes DeGette legislation to fund anti-doping agency", "2020-09-30", "2020", "2020-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to reauthorize and fund the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the organization that provides drug testing and education for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and other sporting organizations.\nAs the host of the 2028 Olympic Games, it will be our responsibility to ensure every athlete here is able to compete on a level playing field, said U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, one of the sponsors of the measure. This legislation should send a very clear message that anyone thinking about cheating their way onto a podium in 2028 needs to think twice.\nIn its first year, the legislation authorizes $15.5 million to USADA, increasing to $24.9 million by 2028, when the Summer Olympics will take place in Los Angeles. The bill also directs several federal agencies, including the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the attorney general, to cooperate in prohibiting the use of performance-enhancing drugs.\nA portion of USADA's funding will go toward promoting a \"positive youth sport experience,\" which includes education about sportsmanship, character building and healthy performance.\nLive Science reported in 2018 that the World Anti-Doping Agency typically finds 1% to 2% of Olympic athletes tested produce positive results for performance-enhancing drugs. However, a 2017 anonyous survey of elite athletes suggested that the proportion was closer to half.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/house-passes-degette-legislation-to-fund-anti-doping-agency"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.597133930772543, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}