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FL H1261
Resolution
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jason Shoaf
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AI Summary
- Florida House of Representatives encourages the International Olympic Committee to recognize the Haudenosaunee Nationals as an independent lacrosse team and allow them to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California
- The Haudenosaunee Nationals is an indigenous sports organization formed and sanctioned by the sovereign Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee in 1983, representing the Six Nations Confederacy (Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, and Tuscarora) in international lacrosse competition
- Lacrosse was created by members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy over 1,000 years ago and was admitted as an official Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee in October 2023
- The Haudenosaunee Nationals previously competed as an independent team at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, after Ireland's national team voluntarily withdrew to allow their participation
- The Haudenosaunee Nationals have petitioned the International Olympic Committee for independent team status at the 2028 Games, but the Committee has not yet agreed
Legislative Description
Haudenosaunee Nationals
Last Action
Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee1/13/2024
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