OLYMPICS Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The OLYMPICS Act imposes a federal tax equal to 100 percent of covered athletic income. It applies to a U.S. national, including a U.S. citizen, or a lawful permanent resident who receives money for competing on behalf of a foreign entity of concern at a global athletic event.
The tax also reaches sponsorship payments received as a result of, or as an inducement for, the covered competition. It is calculated on amounts received, not net profit after training, travel, agent, or other expenses. The covered amounts are excluded from ordinary federal gross income so they are not also subjected to the usual chapter 1 income tax.
A foreign entity of concern is a covered nation under title 10: North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran. Global athletic events expressly include the Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, World Cup, Tour de France, and Wimbledon, plus other competitions in which individuals represent countries. The income still must be connected to competing on behalf of a covered nation.
The tax applies to amounts received after enactment. It does not prohibit the athlete from competing, revoke citizenship or permanent residence, tax a nonresident foreign athlete who is outside the covered-individual definition, reach unrelated sponsorships, or specify an exception for dual nationality, humanitarian circumstances, amateur status, or expenses.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. national teams and domestic sponsors may face less competition for covered athletes. The Treasury receives tax revenue when a covered athlete still competes and is paid. Policymakers seeking to deter sports representation of adversarial governments gain a strong financial disincentive.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Covered U.S. nationals and permanent residents effectively surrender all gross competition and related sponsorship receipts. Sponsors, agents, and covered-nation sports programs lose recruiting value. IRS examiners and tax preparers must determine national representation, payment linkage, receipt timing, and sponsorship causation across international events.
Key Provisions
- Establishes a 100 percent tax on covered competition income.
- Taxes related sponsorship and inducement payments.
- Applies to U.S. nationals and lawful permanent residents.
- Covers representation of North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.
- Defines specified global athletic events.
- Includes other competitions based on country representation.
- Uses gross amounts received rather than net profit.
- Excludes taxed receipts from ordinary gross income.
- Applies to amounts received after enactment.
- Provides no expense, dual-nationality, or amateur exception.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Imposes a 100 percent federal tax on competition payments and related sponsorship income received after enactment by U.S. nationals or lawful permanent residents for representing China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea at specified or other country-representative global athletic events.
Key Policy Areas
International Sports, Federal Excise Tax, Foreign Entities of Concern, Athlete Sponsorships, National Representation
Primary Purpose
Imposes a 100 percent federal tax on competition payments and related sponsorship income received after enactment by U.S. nationals or lawful permanent residents for representing China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea at specified or other country-representative global athletic events.
Policy Domains
Section 2 covered athletes, events, nations, 100-percent tax, sponsorships, income coordination, and effective date
Identified Gains
- United States national sports teams
- Domestic sports sponsors
- United States Treasury
- Athletes choosing United States representation
- Policymakers opposing covered-nation sports recruitment
Identified Costs
- United States athletes representing China
- United States athletes representing Russia
- United States athletes representing Iran
- United States athletes representing North Korea
- Lawful permanent resident athletes
- Sponsors recruiting covered athletes
- Covered-nation sports federations
- IRS international-tax examiners
- Sports agents advising dual-national athletes
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Covered-nation Olympic programs, Covered-nation sports federations, Event organizers tracking national representation
Positive-direction: United States national sports teams
Negative-direction: Covered-nation Olympic programs, Covered-nation sports federations, Lawful permanent resident athletes, United States athletes representing China, United States athletes representing Iran, United States athletes representing North Korea, United States athletes representing Russia
Domestic sports sponsors, Sponsors recruiting covered athletes
Positive-direction: Domestic sports sponsors
Negative-direction: Sponsors recruiting covered athletes
IRS international-tax examiners, United States Treasury
Positive-direction: United States Treasury
Negative-direction: IRS international-tax examiners
Sports agents advising dual-national athletes, Tax preparers reporting covered receipts
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "agent"
- → Representative advising an athlete on covered receipts
- "athlete"
- → U.S. national or permanent resident representing a covered nation
- "sponsor"
- → Business paying competition-linked sponsorship income
- "foreign_team"
- → Covered nation selecting or paying the athlete
- "administrator"
- → IRS official administering the 100 percent tax
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Gross amounts for competing on behalf of a covered nation at a global athletic event and sponsorships resulting from or inducing that competition.
North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran under the incorporated title 10 covered-nation definition.
A U.S. national or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who receives covered athletic income.
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