College Athlete Right to Organize Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4693 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4693 To establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Casar, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``College Athlete Right to Organize Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) seeks to remedy the inequality of bargaining power between employees and employers primarily through establishing and protecting the rights of employees to self-organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection. (2) Labor organizations often originate to remedy unfair and exploitative labor practices by employers through assisting employees in securing more equitable terms and conditions of their employment, including fair compensation and safe working conditions, which individual employees would be unlikely to negotiate successfully for on their own. (3) Labor organizations serve unique and essential purposes for professional athletes competing in sports leagues, where it is desirable to establish uniform rules and standards