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H.R. 10266

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to condition institutional eligibility for participation in programs under title IV of that Act on an institution's not permitting certain professional athletes to compete in intercollegiate athletics competition in the sport in which they hold a professional sports contract, to establish criminal penalties for athletics officials who knowingly recruit or sign such athletes to compete in violation of that condition, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 3, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
September 3, 2026
Cosponsors (0)
None
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The NEAUX PROS Act would prohibit colleges that receive federal student aid funding from allowing professional athletes to compete in intercollegiate sports in the same sport where they hold a professional contract. The bill affects colleges participating in federal Title IV student aid programs and their athletics departments. It requires institutions to exercise reasonable diligence in identifying professional athletes among prospective and current student-athletes, with the Department of Education providing guidance and a verification process. The legislation establishes criminal penalties of up to five years in prison for athletics officials who knowingly recruit or sign professional athletes in violation of the rule, with enhanced penalties of up to ten years if the violation involves financial gain or is part of a pattern of violations. The rules would take effect for the first academic year beginning after the bill's enactment, though individuals already competing as both professional and college athletes would be allowed to continue through that transition period.

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