To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H04864EE72BC9467E9A35DF59622C7AA4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act of 2025.
- Section H3D156002E33449D8A786891201A34B69: 2. Employment standings Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a student athlete (or former student athlete) may not be considered an...
- Section H59289D74B4D248269C2E29855D994E9C: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term association means an organization that— has multiple conferences and institutions as members; arranges championships for...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Walberg, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Foxx, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a team or other program unit of an institution participating in a sport— played at the intercollegiate level
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