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Requires major athletic associations to adopt clear, timely due‑process rules for investigations and disciplinary actions involving member schools, student athletes, and others. It limits use of confidential-source evidence, sets notice and hearing timelines, allows arbitration for penalties, and requires annual public reporting to the Attorney General and state attorneys general.
Grants the Department of Justice authority to receive complaints, review association reports, hold administrative hearings, issue civil penalties ($10,000–$15,000,000), issue cease-and-desist orders, subpoena evidence, and allow appeals to federal court; associations must comply within one year of enactment.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced March 11, 2025 by Marsha Blackburn · Last progress March 11, 2025