# 119-s-2469: College Athlete Right to Organize Act

119-s-2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2469
- Congress: 119
- Title: College Athlete Right to Organize Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Collective bargaining rights for college athletes.** This bill would treat certain scholarship athletes as employees under the National Labor Relations Act and let them organize and negotiate terms with colleges and conferences.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New labor rights for college athletes: benefit, high. If enacted, student-athletes who are enrolled, receive a grant-in-aid, and must play would be treated as employees under the NLRA. Public colleges would count as employers for those athletes. The NLRB would handle representation and could allow conference-level bargaining if athlete representatives…
- Scholarships and aid remain tax-free: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would not make new types of direct athlete pay or scholarships taxable. It would not change whether amounts count as wages for payroll taxes. It would not change how qualified scholarships are treated under the tax code. It would not change rules for federal student aid eligibi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-4286: Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2469 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2469)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-4286: Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4286)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2469 (as of 2025-12-21).