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Amends the definitions section of the National Labor Relations Act: (a) appends text to paragraph (2) (content not specified in provided section text); (b) adds a sentence to paragraph (3) treating certain enrolled intercollegiate athletes who receive direct compensation (including grant-in-aid) and whose compensation terms require participation in a sport as employees; and (c) adds new numbered definitions (15)–(18) defining “grant-in-aid,” referencing the HEA definition of “institution of higher education,” defining “intercollegiate athletic conference” (excluding the NCAA), and defining “college athlete employee.”
Amends section 9(b) of the NLRA by striking the period at the end and inserting additional text (the inserted text is not shown in the provided section text).
Amends section 14(c)(1) of the NLRA by striking existing text and inserting replacement text (the replacement text is not shown in the provided section text).
Treats many college athletes as employees under federal labor law when they are enrolled students who receive direct pay (including grants-in-aid) that requires participation in a sport. It adds definitions, extends National Labor Relations Act coverage to college athletes at public and private schools, and forbids agreements that try to waive those labor rights, while preserving current federal tax and student-aid treatment of those payments.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced July 28, 2025 by Christopher Murphy · Last progress July 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate