Senate proposes greater Congressional oversight over USOPC and NGBs

Describing it as a response to the American Olympic movement’s failure to protect young athletes from sexual abuse, the U.S. Senate will introduce bi-partisan legislation on Tuesday that would give Congress the power to terminate the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board of directors and decertify the national governing bodies for Olympic sports.
The Empowering Olympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2019 co-authored by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) woul