Will seek to protect roster spots and athletic opportunities for American student-athletes through the TEAM USA Act by limiting international student-athlete participation to no more than 20 percent of each varsity team roster.

Tim Walberg · Michigan · Republican

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Seek to protect roster spots and athletic opportunities for American student-athletes through the TEAM USA Act by limiting international student-athlete participation on varsity teams.. Promised outcome: American student-athletes would have protected roster spots and international student-athlete participation would be capped at no more than 20 percent of each varsity team roster.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th District and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman, Walberg introduced H.R. 10351, the TEAM USA Act, in the 119th Congress.

Occurrences

“American colleges and universities should first and foremost provide opportunities for American students,” said Chairman Walberg. “College athletics provides a pathway to world-class education and opportunities that last a lifetime. This bill restores balance by protecting roster spots for American student-athletes. America has built the strongest collegiate athletic system in the world, and we should make sure it continues to develop the next generation of American students and American Olympians.”

Walberg promoted the TEAM USA Act as a bill that would protect roster spots and opportunities for American student-athletes and sustain the collegiate athletics pipeline for American students and Olympians.

Chairman Walberg, Senator Husted Introduce Bill to Protect Opportunities for American Student-Athletes | Committee on Education & the Workforce
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Evidence

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Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Harris of Maryland, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Walberg introducing H.R. 10351 and its referral to committee. This is concrete effort in the lookback window, but the bill was not enacted as of the record shown.

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H.R. 10351 (IH) - Training and Education for American Members in University Sports and Athletics Act - BILLS-119hr10351ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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ensure that no more than 20 percent of the student athletes on the official roster of such varsity sports team are international student athletes

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised 20 percent cap on international student-athletes for varsity team rosters. It remains proposed bill text, so the commitment is unresolved pending enactment or further legislative action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10351 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2029, and shall apply with respect to academic year 2029-2030 and each succeeding academic year.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill sets a future effective date, confirming the roster cap has not yet taken effect. Without enactment, this supports unresolved status while documenting the proposed implementation timeline.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10351 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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today introduced H.R. 10351, Training and Education for American Members in University Sports and Athletics (TEAM USA) Act, legislation to protect opportunities for American student-athletes by limiting international student-athlete (ISA) participation to no more than 20 percent of each varsity sports team.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Education and Workforce Committee statement directly ties Walberg to introducing the TEAM USA Act and describes the 20 percent limit. This shows effort, not completed enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Chairman Walberg, Senator Husted Introduce Bill to Protect Opportunities for American Student-Athletes | Committee on Education & the Workforce
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Verified evidence shows Walberg introduced H.R. 10351 and that the bill text contains the promised cap of no more than 20 percent international student-athletes on varsity team rosters. However, the verified passages show only introduced bill text and committee referral, with a future effective date if enacted; they do not show enactment or implementation. Because this is an outcome commitment and introduction alone does not fulfill enactment or actual protection of roster spots, the promise remains unresolved as of 2026-09-16. Walberg's introduction is material effort, so effort_badge is true.

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