College Athletics Reform Act

This bill would bar college athletic associations, conferences, and schools from restricting college athletes from being paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL), from hiring agents or lawyers, or from being required to disclose their NIL contracts. NIL deals over $600 that lack certain written terms could be canceled by the athlete, and international student athletes could do NIL activities without losing their visa status. It would cap sports agent fees on endorsement deals at 4 percent and require agents to register with a state. The bill would create a 16-member congressional commission to study college sports governance, allow large athletic associations to sell members' TV rights jointly without antitrust limits, and expand schools' public reporting on athletics spending, revenue, and Title IX compliance. The Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and athletes themselves could enforce the NIL rights.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Lori Trahan Democrat sponsor
• 25 cosponsors