H.R. 10266 Introduced Sports and Recreation

No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to condition institutional eligibility for participation in programs under title IV of that Act on an institution's not permitting certain professional athletes to compete in intercollegiate athletics competition in the sport in which they hold a professional sports contract, to establish criminal penalties for athletics officials who knowingly recruit or sign such athletes to compete in violation of that condition, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] Introduced September 3, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action September 3, 2026

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  1. Sep 3, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  2. Sep 3, 2026 Introduced in House

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