Angie Craig will help protect youth sports by backing legislation to ban private equity from youth sports and hold abusive investors accountable.

That's why I'm proud to be a part of the effort to protect youth sports and hold these massive companies accountable for exploiting working families and using our kids as pawns to increase their bottom lines.

Craig commits to supporting the effort behind the Let Kids Play Act to protect youth sports and hold private equity firms accountable.

Deluzio, Murphy Introduce Bill to Kick Private Equity Out of Kids’ Sports and Stop the Ripoffs | Representative Deluzio
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Rep. Angie Craig: “Limiting kids’ access to activities that help them stay active and build lifelong skills, while putting the squeeze on working parents who are already struggling with the sky-high cost of supporting a family is unacceptable and wrong.”

Craig voiced support for the Let Kids Play Act, a bill aimed at restricting private equity ownership and abusive practices in youth sports.

YOUTH SPORTS BUSINESS REPORT: Let Kids Play Act Targets Private Equity Ownership of Youth Sports Teams, Leagues, and Facilities | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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May 13, 2026 ... Short Title Let Kids Play Act ... Full Title: To prohibit vulture investors from investing in youth sports, and for other purposes ... Action: Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Official bill record shows the legislation backing the claim was introduced in the Senate on May 13, 2026 and referred to committee; this is concrete legislative action, though not enactment.

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S. 4522 (IS) - Let Kids Play Act - BILLS-119s4522is | Content Details | GovInfo
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By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. RYAN): H.R. 8788. A bill to prohibit vulture investors from investing in youth sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce...

The Congressional Record confirms Angie Craig was a House co-sponsor of the companion bill introduced on May 13, 2026, showing active backing for legislation to ban private equity/vulture investors from youth sports.

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CREC-2026-05-13-pt1-PgH3451-3.pdf
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The bicameral Let Kids Play Act, introduced May 13, 2026... Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Murphy and Cory Booker, and Reps. Chris Deluzio, Pramila Jayapal, Pat Ryan, and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) ... Angie Craig: “Limiting kids’ access to activities that help them stay active and build lifelong skills... is unacceptable and wrong.”

Craig’s official office publicly affirmed she is a co-sponsor of the bicameral Let Kids Play Act targeting private equity ownership of youth sports, directly supporting the claim’s substance.

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YOUTH SPORTS BUSINESS REPORT: Let Kids Play Act Targets Private Equity Ownership of Youth Sports Teams, Leagues, and Facilities | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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Today, Congressman Pat Ryan and his Monopoly Busters Caucus Co-Chairs – Representatives Chris Deluzio, Angie Craig, and Pramila Jayapal – introduced the Let Kids Play Act... will ban private equity from turning youth sports into a cash grab... and requires vulture investors to provide full refunds to families and wipe out any outstanding debts.

Official House press release identifies Craig as a co-chair and participant in introducing the bill, which is aimed at banning private equity in youth sports and holding abusive investors accountable.

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Deluzio, Murphy Introduce Bill to Kick Private Equity Out of Kids’ Sports and Stop the Ripoffs | Representative Deluzio
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