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S. 5062 116th Congress Senate

College Athletes Bill of Rights

Official title: A bill to protect the rights of college athletes and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2020 Introduced by: Cory A. Booker Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 17, 2020
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 Latest action December 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Athletes Bill of Rights

This bill addresses issues of rights to compensation, health and safety standards, and educational opportunities for college athletes.

Included among the bill's provisions are those that

  • prohibit an institution of higher education, an intercollegiate athletic association, or a conference from restricting the ability of college athletes to market the use of their names, images, likenesses, or athletic reputations;
  • set penalties for any such institution that violates specified protections for athletes;
  • establish a Commission on College Athletics to protect the economic interests of college athletes and promote the health, wellness, and safety of college athletes and establish a medical trust fund to cover the cost of out-of-pocket expenses relating to any sports-related injury; and
  • direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish health, wellness, and safety guidelines for intercollegiate athletic programs.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9033 College Athletes Bill of Rights
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 17, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 17, 2020
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5062: College Athletes Bill of Rights. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5062/
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"S. 5062: College Athletes Bill of Rights." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5062/.
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S. 5062, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5062/.
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