Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6350

College Athletics Reform Act

House Bill Would Bar Colleges From Blocking Athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness Deals

Dec 2, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House committees where it was sent in December 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal since that time, which means it has been stalled for seven months. A House committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.

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Key Points

College athletic groups and schools could not block athletes from making money from their name, image, or likeness, or punish them for doing so.
Athletes could hire agents, financial advisors, or lawyers, and schools could not punish them for getting that help.
Schools and athletic groups generally could not force athletes to share the details of their endorsement deals; if athletes share voluntarily, the school could not pass it along without written OK.
Deals paying athletes more than $600 would need basic written terms (who pays, how much, how long, services, how to end it) or the athlete could cancel the deal.
International student-athletes on student visas would be clearly allowed to do these paid activities; the bill also pushes more public reporting of athletic spending, scholarships, and any money shared with athletes starting in the 2026–2027 school year.

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Dec 2, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Dec 2, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

2 articles

NIL Wire·Dec 6, 2025

You know your college sports bill is dead when it gets a Lane Kiffin nickname

The article discusses the introduction of the College Athletics Reform Act by Rep. Lori Trahan as a Democratic alternative to the Republican-backed SCORE Act, noting its endorsement by major professional sports players' associations and its focus on federal NIL standards.

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Front Office Sports·Dec 4, 2025

How the SCORE Act Vote Fell Apart

Coverage of the legislative battle over college sports reform, highlighting Rep. Lori Trahan's introduction of the College Athletics Reform Act (CARA) as a competing proposal that focuses on athlete rights and federal NIL standards following the collapse of the SCORE Act.

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No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

College Athletics Reform Act

Bill NumberHR 6350

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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