College Athlete Economic Freedom Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 4, 2021)
College Athlete Economic Freedom Act
This bill establishes name, image, likeness (NIL) and athletic reputation rights for college athletes.
Specifically, the bill
- establishes a federal right for college athletes to market the use of their NIL or athletic reputation by prohibiting colleges and intercollegiate athletic associations from setting or enforcing rules that restrict this right or coordinating to limit how athletes can use their NIL;
- prohibits colleges or such athletic associations from regulating athlete representation;
- authorizes grants for analyzing NIL and athletic reputation monetization;
- provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and through a private cause of action against violators; and
- preempts more restrictive state laws relating to college athletes' NIL and athletic reputation rights.
What just happenedApr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 4, 2021
- Apr 23, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 - Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House