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S 4724 117th Congress Senate Sports and Recreation

College Athletes Bill of Rights

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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 standards for intercollegiate athletic programs.
What's happening now August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Aug 2, 2022
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Aug 2, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4724: College Athletes Bill of Rights. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4724/
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"S. 4724: College Athletes Bill of Rights." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4724/.
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S. 4724, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4724/.
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