H.R. 6749: NCAA Act of 2018
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H.R. 6749: NCAA Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-07 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
NCAA Act of 2018
Plain summary
National Collegiate Athletics Advancement Act of 2018 or the NCAA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education or an eligible institution for purposes of any program participation agreement related to student assistance to comply with this bill's requirements. An institution of higher education may not restrict, or be a member of an intercollegiate athletic association that restricts, amateur athletes from participating in amateur sports, with exceptions. The bill sets forth restrictions on scholarships for student athletes. An institution of higher education that provides a scholarship to a student shall require the student to report to the institution any potential paid work opportunity the student intends to accept. In the case of a student at an institution of higher education who participates as an athlete in a collegiate revenue-generating sport, the institution shall ensure that the student is provided coverage at no cost for any medical costs incurred with respect to any injury attributable to participation in that sport. A collective bargaining agreement between a professional sports league and a professional players' association entered into shall allow adults to enter the agreement at the same level as other adults with the same experience level in the league.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6749.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr6749 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115