Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3976
NCAA Accountability Act of 2025
Congress sets fairness rules for major college sports investigations, adds DOJ enforcement and big fines
Part of: Federal Bills Target College Sports Investigations with Due Process Mandates
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
House
Key Points
- Requires big college sports governing groups to follow set fairness rules when investigating schools, athletes, or staff for rule-breaking.
- For investigations of schools, the group must send written notice within 60 days and can generally only focus on possible violations from the past 2 years.
- Sets deadlines: formal allegations within 8 months, and a hearing no later than 1 year after the first notice; hearings can’t rely on confidential sources as evidence.
- Lets a school force binding arbitration to challenge a punishment, using a 3-person panel (one chosen by each side, plus a third agreed to by both).
- Gives the Justice Department power to take complaints, investigate, and fine the governing group for violations, with penalties from $10,000 up to $15,000,000.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Mixed Impacts(1)
Positive Impacts(1)
Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
NCAA Accountability Act of 2025
Bill NumberHR 3976
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(2)D: 1R: 1
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