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To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would establish the American Collegiate Sports Association (ACSA) to replace the NCAA in overseeing college sports. The ACSA would be governed by a commissioner appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, serving 4-year terms. Member institutions would be required to equally distribute all athletic revenue from ticket sales, merchandise, sponsorships, broadcasting, and name-image-likeness deals among student athletes and institutions. The bill would mandate that student athletes can transfer freely between schools, limit coach salaries to no more than 10 times the full cost of attendance, and organize athletic conferences by geographic time zone. Colleges receiving federal funding would be required to participate in the ACSA and comply with these requirements.
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- Apr 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Apr 7, 2025 Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1444)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 7, 2025
Mr. Baumgartner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restore College Sports Act”.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN COLLEGIATE SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
(a) Establishment.—The American Collegiate Sports Association (in this Act referred to as the “ACSA”) is established to oversee and regulate college sports, in replacement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(b) Membership.—The ACSA shall be comprised of institutions of higher education that participate in the ACSA as member institutions of higher education.
(c) Governance.—
(1) Commissioner.—The ACSA shall be governed by a commissioner.
(2) Appointment of commissioner.—The Commission shall be led by a Commissioner, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) Term of commissioner.—The commissioner shall serve a term of 4 years.
(d) Rules.—Each member institution of higher education shall comply with the following rules of the ACSA:
(1) All revenue relating to name, image, and likeness, including direct payments from member institutions of higher education and collectives, shall be distributed equally among all student athletes of such institutions within the ACSA.
(2) Student athletes of member institutions of higher education shall have the right to transfer freely among such institutions without penalty or restriction.
(3) Athletic conferences shall be comprised of member institutions of higher education within the same time zone to minimize travel and academic disruption.
(4) All revenue generated from athletic programs of member institutions of higher education, including ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsorships, shall be shared equally among such member institutions of higher education and student athletes within the ACSA.
(5) The maximum annual salary of each coach of a member institution of higher education shall be capped at a level not more than 10 times the full cost of attendance for students at such institution.
(6) All revenue generated from broadcasting college sports events on television shall be shared equally among all member institutions of higher education within the ACSA.
(e) Enforcement.—Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(30) The institution will be a member of the American Collegiate Sports Association established under section 2 of the Restore College Sports Act and will comply with the requirements of subsection (d) of such section.”. <all>
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