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HR 1422 109th Congress House

Student Athlete Protection Act

Official title: To prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all States including States where such gambling was permitted prior to 1991.

Introduced: April 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
Sports and Recreation Civil actions and liabilityCollege sportsEducationElementary and secondary education
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GamblingHigher educationInjunctionsLawLicensesLotteriesOlympic gamesSecondary educationStudents
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 4, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1438)
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 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.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
LINDER, JOHN
· Apr 27, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Apr 5, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 5, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1422: Student Athlete Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1422/
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"H.R. 1422: Student Athlete Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1422/.
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H.R. 1422, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1422/.
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