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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1552 
To prohibit proposition bets made with respect to the performance of a 
student athlete, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2025 
Mr. BAUMGARTNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit proposition bets made with respect to the 
performance of a student athlete, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Responsible 
Oversight and Transparency and Ensuring Collegiate 
Trust for Student Athletes Act’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT Stu-
dent Athletes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The practice of sports betting, including 
proposition bets involving the performance of stu-
dent athletes, constitutes a substantial part of inter-
state commerce. 
(2) Sports betting activities are conducted 
across State lines by various means, including online 
platforms and physical betting establishments, that 
involve participants from multiple States. 
(3) The economic impact of sports betting on 
intercollegiate sports extends beyond State borders 
and affects the national economy, including through 
revenue relating to advertising, broadcasting rights, 
and other commercial activities linked to intercolle-
giate sports. 
(4) Ensuring the welfare of student athletes is 
a national concern and regulation of betting prac-
tices, particularly those involving the performance of 
student athletes, is essential to safeguard the integ-
rity, well-being, and educational environments of 
such athletes. 
(5) The Federal Government has the authority 
under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to 
regulate interstate commerce and, given the inter-
state nature of sports betting, Federal regulation is 
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warranted to maintain consistent standards and pro-
tect the interests of student athletes. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PROP BETS INVOLVING STUDENT 
ATHLETES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No individual or entity engaged 
in the business of betting or wagering may accept any bet 
or wager that includes a covered prop bet. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of this section shall be treated 
as a violation of a regulation under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices. 
(2) POWERS
OF
COMMISSION.—The Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the 
same manner, by the same means, and with the 
same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this section. Any 
person who violates this section shall be subject to 
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and im-
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munities provided in the Federal Trade Commission 
Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED PROP BET.—The term ‘‘covered 
prop bet’’ means a bet or wager on the occurrence 
or non-occurrence, with respect to an intercollegiate 
sporting event, of an action or achievement by a stu-
dent athlete that may or may not have a direct bear-
ing on the final result of any such sporting event. 
(2) INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENT.—The 
term ‘‘intercollegiate sporting event’’ means a sport-
ing event played at the collegiate level for which eli-
gibility requirements for participation by a student 
athlete are established by a national association for 
the promotion or regulation of college athletics. 
(3) STUDENT
ATHLETE.—The term ‘‘student 
athlete’’ means an individual who engages in any 
intercollegiate sporting event. 
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