# 116-hr-8405: American Values and Security in International Athletics Act

116-hr-8405, American Values and Security in International Athletics Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8405
- Congress: 116
- Title: American Values and Security in International Athletics Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2020-09-25
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Values and Security in International Athletics Act This bill requires the Department of State to distribute specified briefing materials to individuals representing the United States at international athletic competitions. These materials must contain information on human rights concerns and personal privacy and security risks posed by certain host countries (e.g., specified communist countries and countries that do not meet certain minimum standards with respect to human trafficking and are not making significant efforts to do so).

## Cosponsors (4)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5338: Global Hope Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4636: PLASTICS Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8405 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8405)

## Related
- [116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8438)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5338: Global Hope Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5338)
- [116-hr-4636: PLASTICS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4636)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8405 (as of 2025-11-18).