S.Res. 335: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball clubs and their players should take immediate action to adopt a drug-testing policy that effectively deters Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids and any other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage for, and pose a serious health risk to, such players and the children and teenagers who emulate them.
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S.Res. 335: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball clubs and their players should take immediate action to adopt a drug-testing policy that effectively deters Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids and any other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage for, and pose a serious health risk to, such players and the children and teenagers who emulate them.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-08 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3996-3999; text as passed Senate: CR S3999; text of measure as introduced: CR S4054)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3996-3999; text as passed Senate: CR S3999; text of measure as introduced: CR S4054) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball clubs and their players should take immediate action to adopt a drug-testing policy that effectively deters Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids and any other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage for, and pose a serious health risk to, such players and the children and teenagers who emulate them.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Urges Major League Baseball and its players to exercise their collective bargaining authority to negotiate and adopt a more stringent drug-testing policy that is sufficient to effectively deter Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids or other similar performance-enhancing substances to gain a competitive advantage.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball clubs and their players should take immediate action to adopt a drug-testing policy that effectively deters Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids and any other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage for, and pose a serious health risk to, such players and the children and teenagers who emulate them.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 6 cosponsors
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108sres335.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/sres>
Record fed-us-cong108-sres335 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108