Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act
Official title: A bill 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… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9906-9907)
Requires an athlete agent, in conjunction with entering into an agency contract, to provide to the athlete (or, if the student athlete is under age 18, to such athlete's parent or legal guardian) a separate disclosure document that includes notice that if the athlete agrees orally or in writing to be represented by an agent, he or she may lose eligibility to compete as a student athlete. Requires both the student athlete and the agent, within 72 hours or before the athlete's next athletic event, whichever occurs first, to notify the athletic director of the athlete's educational institution that the athlete has entered into an 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.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3039: Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3039/
"S. 3039: Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3039/.
S. 3039, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3039/.
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