The goal of the bill, as stated above, was to "Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Coach Appreciation Week" specifically about how large of roles coaches play in the lives of children they coach in youth organized sports.
The specific means of the bill are very general, only stating that the goal of the bill is to officially:
- (1) recognizes the significant contribution coaches make in the life of children who participate in organized sports;
- (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Coach Appreciation Week; and
- (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe National Coach Appreciation Week with appropriate recognition, activities, and programs to demonstrate the importance of sports and coaches in the life of children.
The type of power used to propose and pass this bill is an implied power, not stated directly in the constitution, which is most likely a spin off of the expressed power to "promote the progress of science and useful arts" which extends the power to organized sports, and recognizing the importance of coaches.
Although I think congress stretched the real meaning of this power to propose/pass this bill, I do think it is somewhat within their powers, although the bill doesn't officially make any changes, but rather recognizes a week for coaches which was already created. I also think that this was a worthwhile bill, because it's not implying anything out of the ordinary, yet creates awareness about a National Recognition week that was already created in the US.
5 comments:
Rebecca Hill
Period 8
I think this bill would have a positive effect. It would maybe encourage sport mentoring or help encourage people to become more active.
I'd agree this is quite a stretch of congress's powers, albeit with good intentions. It is a positive topic, but maybe should have been something done out of congress (first lady campaign?) so that something of more reform could have potentially been passed.
Being an athlete I do believe that coaches do infact make a big impact on kids lives, but I think that this is not really need from the congress. I don't think that this would really be apart of congress's power.
I think it's very important to have coaches and role models in young people's lives. They can turn around a troubled teen and can have a postive influence. I think that this bill has very good intentions however it is a strech for congress.
Review the difference between a resolution and a bill.
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