119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 23, 2025
Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Feb 23, 2026)
Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2025
This bill requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to annually evaluate the governance and procedures of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Specifically, the ONDCP, in consultation with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the Athletes' Advisory Council (Team USA AC), must determine whether WADA
• has a credible and independent governance model that provides for fair representation of the United States;
• fully implements or has implemented governance reforms to ensure independent governance; and
• has fair processes and procedures for selecting independent athletes for decision-making roles on the WADA Executive Committee, the WADA Foundation Board, and relevant expert advisory groups, standing committees, permanent special committees, and working groups of WADA.
If the ONDCP determines WADA has not met these criteria, the ONDCP must use all available tools and efforts to bring WADA into compliance with them.
Further, upon such a determination, the ONDCP may withhold up to the full amount of the United States' membership dues to WADA.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-111.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-111.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: MONUMENT ADVOCACY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Sports/Athletics
$40,000
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Issues relating to the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act of 1978 implementation of P.L. 116-189; revenue-sharing for collegiate athletes; S.233 - Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act; H.R. 4312 Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act; FY26 appropriat…
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UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: MONUMENT ADVOCACY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Sports/Athletics
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d Stevens Amateur Sports Act of 1978 implementation of P.L. 116-189; issues relating to foreign athlete participation; revenue-sharing for collegiate athletes; S.233 - Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act; H.R. 4312 Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act; FY26 appropriat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: MONUMENT ADVOCACY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to S.233 - Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: MONUMENT ADVOCACY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Sports/Athletics
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d Stevens Amateur Sports Act of 1978 implementation of P.L. 116-189; issues relating to foreign athlete participation; revenue-sharing for collegiate athletes; S.233 - Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act; H.R. 4312 Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing