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Collegiate Sports Integrity Act
To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.
Summary
- Exempts intercollegiate athletic conferences from federal antitrust laws.
- Exempts interstate intercollegiate athletic associations from federal antitrust laws.
- Defines "intercollegiate athletic conference" to mean organizations with 2 or more higher education institutions that arrange championships and set rules for athletic competition.
- Defines "interstate intercollegiate athletic association" to mean not-for-profit organizations composed of 2 or more institutions or conferences in different states that sponsor and arrange intercollegiate athletic competition.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 24, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2025
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.
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 “Collegiate Sports Integrity Act”.
SEC. 2. ANTITRUST EXEMPTION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Antitrust laws.—The term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given the term in the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
(2) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(3) Intercollegiate athletic conference.—The term “intercollegiate athletic conference” means—
(A) an organization or association that—
(i) exclusively has as members 2 or more institutions of higher education; and
(ii) arranges championships and sets rules for intercollegiate athletic competition; or
(B) any institution of higher education that competes against another institution of higher education in an athletic competition.
(4) Interstate intercollegiate athletic association.—The term “interstate intercollegiate athletic association”—
(A) means a not-for-profit corporation, an association, or any other group organized in the United States that—
(i) sponsors or arranges intercollegiate athletic competition between institutions and intercollegiate athletic conferences;
(ii) sets common rules, standards, procedures, or guidelines for the administration of intercollegiate athletic competition at institutions; and
(iii) is composed of 2 or more institutions or conferences that are located in different States; and
(B) does not include a corporation, association, or other group affiliated with professional athletic competition.
(b) Exemption.—The antitrust laws shall not apply to intercollegiate athletic conferences or interstate intercollegiate athletic associations. <all>
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