Rep. Summer L. Lee and Sen. Chris Murphy have reintroduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act to support college athlete unions.
Quiver AI Summary
On July 24, 2025, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee and Senator Chris Murphy reintroduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act. This legislation aims to grant college athletes the right to collectively bargain and unionize, countering provisions in the SCORE Act that would designate them as non-employees.
Rep. Lee emphasized the importance of recognizing the rights of college athletes, stating, “these athletes put their bodies and futures on the line... yet the NCAA continues to deny them the fundamental right to organize.” Sen. Murphy echoed this sentiment, arguing that college athletes should not be viewed as mere amateurs and deserve to negotiate better terms.
The proposed act seeks to amend the National Labor Relations Act to classify college athletes as employees and allow them to collectively bargain for fair treatment, better working conditions, and enhanced revenue-sharing from the institutions benefiting from their labor. It has garnered support from various professional sports unions and labor organizations.
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Summer L. Lee Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Summer L. Lee:
- H.R.4693: To establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
- H.R.4387: To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services a Division on Community Safety, and for other purposes.
- H.R.4373: To direct the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives to replace gender-specific pronouns and nouns in the United States Code with gender-neutral language, and for other purposes.
- H.R.4337: Congressional Oversight Access Act
- H.R.3815: True Justice Act of 2025
- H.R.2912: Oligarch Act of 2025
You can track bills proposed by Summer L. Lee on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Lee.
Summer L. Lee Fundraising
Summer L. Lee recently disclosed $216.7K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 398th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 85.6% came from individual donors.
Lee disclosed $88.7K of spending. This was the 547th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Lee disclosed $1.3M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 233rd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Summer L. Lee's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
