Protect the BALL Act of 2024

H.R. 8304: Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act of 2024; H.R. 8534: Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act of 2024; issues related to gender equity, student-athlete employment, Title IX and other higher education issues impacting college sports.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act - provisions related to the use of the IHRA definition and contemporary examples H.R. 7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech on campuses H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 - issues related to accreditation and DEI H.R. 8534, the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act - provisions related to the employment status of student-athletes H.R. 8304, the Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act - provisions related to limitations on liability for certain institutions regarding limitations on compensation to student athletes H.R. 7266/S. 3770, the FAAN Act - provisions related to supporting the nursing workforce H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of IES General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and free expression on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to funding mechanisms for the Pell Grant General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to EDs regulatory action related to accreditation, state authorization, cash management General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to affordability and debt forgiveness General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education General issues related to proposed changes to IPEDS reporting General issues related to CISA/CIRCIA cyber incident reporting for universities

H.R. 3630: Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act To prohibit certain entities from barring a student athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result of such student athlete entering into an endorsement contract, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 4948 and S. 2554: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act To establish name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending House legislation from Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12): Fairness Accountability and Integrity in Representation of (FAIR) College Sports Act To protect the rights of student athletes to covered compensation, to prohibit inducements and provide for transparency with respect to name, image, and likeness agreements, and to establish a committee for intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2495: Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act of 2023 A bill to protect student athletes, ensure fair competition and compensation, and preserve intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending Senate legislation from Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS): College Athletes Protection and Compensation Act To provide standards relating to compensation for the use of the name, image, and likeness rights of college athletes and to provide protections for college athletes, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending Senate legislation from Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 8304: Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act of 2024 To provide for a limitation on liability for certain institutions regarding limitations on compensation to student athletes (ALL). H.R. 8534: Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act of 2024 To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics (ALL).

H.R. 8304: Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act of 2024; H.R. 8534: Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act of 2024; issues related to gender equity, student-athlete employment, Title IX and other higher education issues impacting college sports.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE