Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Sep 29, 2025
What it does
The Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement Act would protect student athletes' name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights by prohibiting institutions and related entities from restricting their ability to earn compensation, obtain representation, or receive third-party support for certain expenses. It establishes requirements for NIL reporting, endorsement contracts, financial literacy, transfer and draft protections, health and safety standards, scholarship safeguards, nondiscrimination in tournament access, visa provisions for international student athletes, revenue support mechanisms, an Office of the Athlete Ombuds, and expanded broadcast rights oversight, with enforcement by the Federal…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.