There will be no congressional hearing on bounties in the NFL.  Senator Dick Durbin met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday and said he is satisfied Goodell is handling the problem appropriately.

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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin explains the interest of Congress in the bounty scandal.

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Durbin said several months ago that Congress would look into whether there should be a federal law making bounty programs in the NFL a crime.  Among the steps Goodell is taking is to add a bounty section to player handbooks, posters in locker rooms and a hotline number for team personnel to report any suspected bounty activity.  Bounties have been a hot topic since an NFL investigation that alleges more than 20 New Orleans Saints players took part in an improper pay-to-injure program.