# 119-hr-4693: College Athlete Right to Organize Act

119-hr-4693, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4693
- Congress: 119
- Title: College Athlete Right to Organize Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**This bill would expand collective bargaining rights by treating certain college athletes as employees of their schools for labor-law purposes.** It also would give the National Labor Relations Board clear authority over representation and bargaining rules while protecting scholarship and federal aid treatment.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- College athletes counted as employees: benefit, high. If you are a college student who plays sports and get pay or a scholarship tied to playing, you would be treated as a school employee. This could let you unionize and bargain over pay and working conditions. The National Labor Relations Board would handle your cases, and public colleges would count…
- No new taxes on athlete aid: benefit, medium. This bill would not make athlete pay or scholarships described by this bill taxable if they were not taxed before. It would not reclassify that money as wages for payroll tax withholding. It would keep current tax rules for qualified scholarships. It would not hurt federal student aid eligibility,…
- If one part fails, rest stands: mixed, low. If a court struck down one piece of this act, the rest would still apply. This would help keep other parts in place even if one part is unconstitutional. This would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4693)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4693 (as of 2026-07-19).