# 119-s-2147: Collegiate Sports Integrity Act

119-s-2147, Collegiate Sports Integrity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2147
- Congress: 119
- Title: Collegiate Sports Integrity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Grants a complete federal antitrust exemption to intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate college athletic associations.** The bill defines which conferences, associations, and competing colleges qualify and says those covered would not face antitrust liability under the Clayton Act and the specified authority of the Federal Trade Commission Act. - Conferences and interstate intercollegiate athletic associations would be shielded from antitrust liability, including for activities like arranging championships and setting competition rules. - Institutions of higher education that fit the bill's definition of a conference member or competing institution would also fall under the exemption and could rely on it for athletic agreements. - Federal antitrust enforcement under the identified statutes would not apply to these covered entities, preventing the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission from bringing covered antitrust claims against them.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Antitrust exemption for college sports: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would make certain college athletic conferences and interstate college sports associations immune from federal antitrust laws. It would apply only to groups that meet the bill's definitions, including conferences made up only of colleges and certain not-for-profit interstate as…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2147 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2147)

## Related
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- [119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-22)
- [119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3362)
- [119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3248)
- [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2147 (as of 2026-08-11).