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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1552
To prohibit proposition bets made with respect to the performance of a
student athlete, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY25, 2025
Mr. B
AUMGARTNERintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit proposition bets made with respect to the
performance of a student athlete, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Responsible 4
Oversight and Transparency and Ensuring Collegiate 5
Trust for Student Athletes Act’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT Stu-6
dent Athletes Act’’. 7
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 8
Congress finds the following: 9
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(1) The practice of sports betting, including 1
proposition bets involving the performance of stu-2
dent athletes, constitutes a substantial part of inter-3
state commerce. 4
(2) Sports betting activities are conducted 5
across State lines by various means, including online 6
platforms and physical betting establishments, that 7
involve participants from multiple States. 8
(3) The economic impact of sports betting on 9
intercollegiate sports extends beyond State borders 10
and affects the national economy, including through 11
revenue relating to advertising, broadcasting rights, 12
and other commercial activities linked to intercolle-13
giate sports. 14
(4) Ensuring the welfare of student athletes is 15
a national concern and regulation of betting prac-16
tices, particularly those involving the performance of 17
student athletes, is essential to safeguard the integ-18
rity, well-being, and educational environments of 19
such athletes. 20
(5) The Federal Government has the authority 21
under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to 22
regulate interstate commerce and, given the inter-23
state nature of sports betting, Federal regulation is 24
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warranted to maintain consistent standards and pro-1
tect the interests of student athletes. 2
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PROP BETS INVOLVING STUDENT 3
ATHLETES. 4
(a) P
ROHIBITION.—No individual or entity engaged 5
in the business of betting or wagering may accept any bet 6
or wager that includes a covered prop bet. 7
(b) E
NFORCEMENT BY FEDERALTRADECOMMIS-8
SION.— 9
(1) U
NFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC -10
TICES.—A violation of this section shall be treated 11
as a violation of a regulation under section 12
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 13
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep-14
tive acts or practices. 15
(2) P
OWERS OF COMMISSION .—The Federal 16
Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the 17
same manner, by the same means, and with the 18
same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 19
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 20
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-21
porated into and made a part of this section. Any 22
person who violates this section shall be subject to 23
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and im-24
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munities provided in the Federal Trade Commission 1
Act. 2
(c) D
EFINITIONS.—In this section: 3
(1) C
OVERED PROP BET .—The term ‘‘covered 4
prop bet’’ means a bet or wager on the occurrence 5
or non-occurrence, with respect to an intercollegiate 6
sporting event, of an action or achievement by a stu-7
dent athlete that may or may not have a direct bear-8
ing on the final result of any such sporting event. 9
(2) I
NTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENT .—The 10
term ‘‘intercollegiate sporting event’’ means a sport-11
ing event played at the collegiate level for which eli-12
gibility requirements for participation by a student 13
athlete are established by a national association for 14
the promotion or regulation of college athletics. 15
(3) S
TUDENT ATHLETE .—The term ‘‘student 16
athlete’’ means an individual who engages in any 17
intercollegiate sporting event. 18
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