HR 850 United States House · 117th Congress

College Athlete Economic Freedom Act

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Last action Apr 23, 2021
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Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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Feb 4, 2021
Committee
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.
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Feb 4, 2021
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Introduced in House
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Lori Trahan
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MA
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