H.Res. 720 · 116th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should correct Jim Thorpe's Olympic records for his unprecedented accomplishments during the 1912 Olympic Games.

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2019-11-20
Latest action
2020-03-04 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should officially recognize Jim Thorpe's athletic achievements as the sole Gold Medalist in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correct these inaccuracies in the official Olympic books.