College athletes can now sign name, image, and likeness deals under one set of national rules, replacing the patchwork of state laws. Schools must protect scholarships, cover post-college medical bills for sports injuries, and provide life-skills training. In return, athletes are officially classified as non-employees, and schools that comply get legal protection from lawsuits.
Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency, and Safety Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Latest action on H.R. 3847: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who this affects: This bill directly touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of college athletes across the country, as well as the schools they attend, the agents and companies they work with, and the state governments that have already passed their own NIL laws. It also affects athletic conferences and national governing bodies like the NCAA, which gain new regulatory responsibilities.
Why this matters: Right now, college athlete NIL rules vary wildly from state to state, creating an uneven playing field where some athletes have more rights than others depending on where they go to school. This bill would replace that patchwork with one national standard. At the same time, it makes a major policy choice by declaring athletes are not employees, which would block efforts to unionize or gain workplace protections in college sports.
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
