Just a day after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that challenges the limits on college athlete compensation, four Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill that would change college athletics forever.
The College Athletes Bill of Rights, written by New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and introduced on Thursday by Booker, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Conn., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Ill., is a landmark piece of legislation that seeks to grant collegiate athletes numerous rights. While most recent college athlete bills have been focused on granting them the rights to profit off their name, image, and likeness, Booker’s bill goes way beyond that.