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HR 1451 108th Congress House Sports and Recreation Civil actions and liability College sports Education Elementary and secondary education Gambling Higher education Injunctions Law Licenses Lotteries Olympic games Secondary education Students

Student Athlete Protection Act

Introduced: March 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 26, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Student Athlete Protection Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to include as unlawful sports gambling a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based, directly or indirectly, on one or more: (1) competitive games in which high school or college athletes participate; (2) performances of high school or college athletes in competitive games; or (3) competitive games at the Summer or Winter Olympics.
What's happening now June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 8, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 26, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 26, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1451: Student Athlete Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1451/
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"H.R. 1451: Student Athlete Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1451/.
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H.R. 1451, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1451/.
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