Hearing: Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics

Senate Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security · March 21, 2024

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Chair (Senator Hickenlooper) called the subcommittee to order, framed the hearing 'Promoting a safe environment in US athletics,' recounted past abuses (Larry Nassar) and the work Congress has done (SafeSport authorization), and recognized witnesses Jurece Colon (CEO, US Center for SafeSport), Dionne Koehler (commission co-chair), Grace French (Army of Survivors) and Pat Kelleher (USA Hockey). He flagged the Commission on the State of US Olympics and Paralympics report as informing the hearing.

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Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on athlete safety and the U.S. Center for SafeSport, with testimony from Center CEO Jurece Colon, commission co-chair Dionne Koehler, survivor-advocate Grace French and USA Hockey’s Pat Kelleher. Senators pressed witnesses on administrative closures, case backlogs, jurisdiction, transparency, funding and trauma-informed practices.

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