A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced a bill aimed at giving the US government more control over the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This move follows a recent decision by the US government not to pay WADA, citing concerns about the agency's handling of doping cases.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking reforms at the World Anti- Doping Agency ( WADA ) reintroduced a bill that would grant the White House permanent authority to withhold funding from the agency. The 'Restoring Confidence in the World Anti- Doping Agency Act' would make permanent an existing temporary ability to hold back funds. It would bolster the government's recent decision not to pay US$3.6 million to WADA – a move WADA claimed would result in the U.S.
losing its seat on one of its top policy-making boards. The federal government has long been critical of WADA. The agency's handling of a doping case involving Chinese swimmers who were permitted to compete despite testing positive reignited tensions that have been brewing since the Russian doping scandal broke in 2014. 'My colleagues and I have a message for WADA, the IOC, and any other international organization that attempts to strong-arm the United States: we are calling your bluff, and we won't be silenced in our mission to promote fair play in sports,' stated Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. Other sponsors include Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Representatives John Moolenar, R-Michigan, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois. Late in President Donald Trump's first term, he signed the Rodchenkov Act, a bill that passed through Congress unanimously, granting the Department of Justice the authority to prosecute individuals involved in international doping conspiracies. WADA lobbied against key provisions of that bill, and most recently, the International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games on the condition that organizers attempt to quash an investigation into the swimming saga being conducted under the auspices of the Rodchenkov Act. This prompted the introduction of the bill last summer. Now that a new Congress is in session, Blackburn and her colleagues are reviving it. 'Passage of this legislation will be especially important since the U.S. is hosting many major events over the next decade,' said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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