Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 26, 2021)
Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act
This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education or a covered athletic organization (e.g., an athletic association, a conference, or an organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics) from restricting the ability of a student athlete to enter into an endorsement or agency contract, with exceptions. It also provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, preempts state laws relating to endorsement or agency contracts, and establishes the Covered Athletic Organization Commission.
What just happenedApr 27, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2021
- Apr 27, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee - Apr 26, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Apr 26, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 26, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House