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H.R. 296 (115th)

PRO Sports Act

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 January 2017

Last action

26 September 2017 · Passed

Status

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gaetz asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as first sponsor of H.R. 296, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Sponsors

Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act or the PRO Sports Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove professional football leagues from the list of tax-exempt organizations. No organization or entity shall be treated as tax-exempt if it: (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions (including by managing league business affairs, officiating or providing referees, coordinating schedules, managing sponsorships or broadcast sales, operating loan programs for competition facilities, or overseeing player conduct); and (2) has annual gross receipts in excess of $10 million.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 September 2017

    Passed

    ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gaetz asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as first sponsor of H.R. 296, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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