legislation: 104-hr-3096
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| 104-hr-3096 | 104 | hr | 3096 | What-Really-Happened Act of 1996 | Sports and Recreation | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 1 | What-Really-Happened Act of 1996 - Requires the head referee or other designated referee in a professional sports league game played in the United States: (1) in the event of conflicting calls, to review instant replay to determine the correct call; and (2) to enforce such call. Requires a professional sports league to make instant replay available to the head referee or the designate. Vests power in the Federal Trade Commission: (1) to examine and investigate a professional sports league to determine whether such league has been or is engaged in any act or practice prohibited by this Act; and (2) if the league is found to be in violation, to take action against it by the issuance of a cease and desist order as if the league were in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act. | 2025-08-21T20:14:34Z |