{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398349", "Johnson & Tonko Statement on House and Senate Passage of the Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Bill Johnson", "J000292", "billjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\"S. 2338 reauthorizes the USADA to ensure that the agency continues testing for performance enhancing drugs, sanctions those who cheat, educates young athletes, and develops new testing for performance enhancing drugs.\"\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) & Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House and Senate passed S. 2338, the United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act.\u00a0 Both Representative Johnson and Representative Tonko introduced the companion bill (H.R.5614) in the House. \u201cI\u2019m thankful to have worked on this bipartisan legislation with Rep. Tonko.\u00a0 It\u2019s important that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) be reauthorized to ensure a level playing field for athletes to compete in the various sports organizations under its administration, and to continue its mission to educate America\u2019s youth on the dangers of performance enhancing drugs.\u00a0 I encourage President Obama to sign this legislation as soon as possible,\u201d Bill Johnson said. \u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201cI am pleased that we were able to get this legislation passed and help our children's role models lead by example and live their lives with healthy bodies and minds. I thank Congressman Johnson for his leadership on this issue and I look forward to seeing this become law,\u201d added Representative Tonko.\u00a0 \r\n\u00a0The USADA was first established in 2000 by the U.S. Olympic Committee to combat doping across the roughly 50 national sports organizations under its jurisdiction.\u00a0 S. 2338 reauthorizes the USADA to ensure that the agency continues testing for performance enhancing drugs, sanctions\u00a0those who cheat, educates young athletes, and develops new testing for performance enhancing drugs.\u00a0 The legislation now heads to President Obama\u2019s desk for his signature.", 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": ["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398349"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6968580894172192, "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"}