# 115-hr-5252: Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018

115-hr-5252, Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5252
- Congress: 115
- Title: Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-03-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity to support oversight of the United States Olympic Committee, each national governing body, and each paralympic sports organization with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse. An entity receiving a grant must demonstrate that it has: (1) nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the athletic programs of these sports organizations; and (2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that their policies and procedures to prevent the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5252 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5252)

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- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5252 (as of 2025-11-18).