Restore College Sports Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2663 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2663 To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2025 Mr. Baumgartner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, 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 ``Restore College Sports Act''. SEC. 2. AMERICAN COLLEGIATE SPORTS ASSOCIATION. (a) Establishment.--The American Collegiate Sports Association (in this Act referred to as the ``ACSA'') is established to oversee and regulate college sports, in replacement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (b) Membership.--The ACSA shall be comprised of institutions of higher education that participate in the ACSA as member institutions of higher education. (c) Governance.-- (1) Commissioner.--The ACSA shall be governed by a commissioner. (2) Appointment of commissioner.--The Commission shall be led by a Commissioner, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (3) Term of commissioner.--The commissioner shall serve a term of 4 years. (d) Rules.--Each member institution of higher education shall comply with the following rules of the ACSA: (1) All revenue relating to name, image, and likeness, including direct payments from member institutions of higher education and collectives, shall be distributed equally among all student athletes of such institutions within the ACSA. (2) Student athletes of member institutions of higher education