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HR 4701 107th Congress House

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act

Official title: To designate certain conduct by sports agents relating to the signing of contracts with student athletes as unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.

Introduced: July 15, 2002 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative remediesAthletesCivil actions and liabilityCollege sports
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
Oct 7, 2002
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 107-725.
Sep 25, 2002
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 17, 2002
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 5, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 17, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
May 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 9, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act - Prohibits an agent from: (1) directly or indirectly recruiting or soliciting a student athlete to enter into an agency contract by giving false or misleading information or making a false promise or representation or by providing anything of value to the athlete before entering into such a contract; (2) entering into an agency contract with a student athlete without providing the required disclosure document; or (3) predating or postdating an agency contract.

Requires an agent, in conjunction with the signing of an agency contract, to provide to the athlete a separate disclosure document that includes notice that if the athlete signs the contract he or she may lose eligibility to compete as a student athlete in that sport. Requires the student athlete to sign such document before signing the agency contract.

Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Authorizes civil actions by State attorneys general under specified circumstances.

Requires the agent and the athlete, within 72 hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next athletic event in which the athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, to provide notice to the educational institution that the athlete has entered into an agency contract. Grants an educational institution a right of action against an agent for damages caused by such agent's failure to provide such notice.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States should enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2000 drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to protect student athletes and the integrity of amateur sports from unscrupulous sports agents.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4701: Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4701/
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"H.R. 4701: Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4701/.
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