No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) Act

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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.

Colleges would risk federal aid if professional athletes play college sports in their pro sport.

This bill would stop colleges from letting professional athletes compete in college sports in their professional sport. Colleges that don't follow this rule could lose federal student aid. Athletics officials who knowingly recruit these athletes could face federal criminal charges.

What Would Change

Today, colleges that get federal student aid can allow professional athletes to compete in college sports. This bill would stop that, making colleges risk federal aid if they do, and creating federal criminal penalties for college officials who knowingly recruit such athletes, with penalties up to 5 or 10 years in prison.

Key Provisions

Blocks colleges from letting professional athletes compete in college sports in their professional sport if they want to keep federal student aid.
Creates federal criminal penalties for college athletics officials who knowingly recruit or sign professional athletes to play college sports.
Requires the Department of Education to create rules for colleges to check if athletes are professionals and to offer a way to get official rulings on an athlete's status.
Allows athletes with professional contracts to still play college sports if they cancel their pro contract in writing before getting paid or playing professionally.

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HR 10266 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) Act

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