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National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Apr 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a prosecutorial task force on illegal wagering on amateur and collegiate sporting events. Increases penalties for illegal sports gambling.

Requires: (1) the Director of the National Institute of Justice to study the extent to which minors participate in illegal sports gambling activities; and (2) the Attorney General to establish a panel to a study illegal college sports gambling.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) require each institution of higher education to designate one or more full-time senior officers of the institution to coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive program to reduce illegal gambling and gambling control disorders by students and employees; (2) condition receipt of financial aid on compliance with this Act; (3) specify that a recipient of athletically related student aid shall cease to be eligible for such aid upon a determination by either the institution of higher education or the applicable amateur sports organization that the recipient has engaged in illegal gambling activity, including sports bribery, in violation of the policies or by-laws of the institution or organization; and (4) require an institution of higher education that provides athletically related student aid to report annually to the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education.

Expresses the sense of Congress that illegal sports gambling poses a significant threat to youth.

What's happening now April 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 21, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 20, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 20, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 8, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 641: National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-641/
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"H.R. 641: National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-641/.
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