{"bill":{"bill_key":"US-SR311-2013","title":"A resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to strongly oppose Russia's discriminatory law against the freedom of expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons and to obtain written assurance that host countries of the Olympic Games will uphold all international human rights and civil rights obligations for all persons observing or participating in the Games regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and for other purposes.","side":"pro","state":"US","year":2013,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to: (1) strongly oppose Russia's discriminatory law against the freedom of expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgende…","types_str":"Supportive Resolution","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SR311/2013","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S. Res. 311, 113th Cong. (2013), https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/311/all-info.","short":"S. Res. 311."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Jeff Merkley","party":"D","state":"US","district":"SD-OR","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-9469"},{"name":"Barbara Boxer","party":"D","state":"US","district":"SD-CA","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-9401"},{"name":"Dianne Feinstein","party":"D","state":"US","district":"SD-CA","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-9423"},{"name":"Christopher Murphy","party":"D","state":"US","district":"SD-CT","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-8986"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":7463,"pdf_href":"/bills/US-SR311-2013/pdf/0/intro"}]}}