Two U.S. senators at the center of the college athlete compensation debate on Capitol Hill are reintroducing a sweeping bill that would give college players the right to transfer an unlimited amount, return to school after entering a professional draft and access to lifetime scholarships.
Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and three other Democratic senators are filing the newest version of the 2020 College Athlete Bill of Rights this week in Congress. Their office released an early copy of the bill to Sports Illustrated as well as a summary.
The bill is substantively identical to the version that was introduced in December of 2020 except that it does not feature a revenue-sharing concept. However, Booker plans to introduce a separate, standalone bill regarding revenue sharing, a Booker staff member says.
