Student Athlete Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Student Athlete Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Civil Rights, Healthcare.
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 idB78848C96A87481DA9545E31DABDC6E3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Athlete Act of 2026.
- Section id824da55924fc4c8fab8005b2cd7bb4c2: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term athletic department means a department at an institution of higher education that sponsors or conducts 1 or more varsity...
- Section ida7351759412f4ba3981d3478fc46325d: 3. Limitation of student athlete eligibility Notwithstanding any rules set forth by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a student athlete shall have...
- Section id023e74d727a44b0f8fd87127cd565283: 4. Transfer portal The National Collegiate Athletic Association shall set forth rules relating to the transfer portal, including with respect to the 1 or more...
- Section idaf3d0e9625b3408ea313c9bbd33f010a: 5. Additional protections for student athletes Subject to subsection (b), an institution of higher education shall honor the original grant-in-aid commitment...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Student Athlete Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, Student Athlete Act of 2026, 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
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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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 competition— between or among student athletes
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