In the wake of Larry Nassar's serial sexual abuse of women and girls during his time with Team USA and Michigan State, the United States Congress has proposed a new bill that is designed to protect amateur athletes and closely monitor Olympic governing organizations.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Jerry Moran announced the Empowering Olympic and Amateur Athletes Act in a press release Tuesday, via HuffPost.com's Alanna Vagianos:
"We have been incredibly moved by the courage of the survivors of abuse who have shared their stories with us and the world.
"We draw motivation from their unwavering commitment to work with us to prevent the abuse of any young athlete in the future and we thank them for putting their trust in us.