Patrick Ryan will support legislation to ban private equity from youth sports and require refunds, contract cancellations, and debt relief for families affected by abusive fees.

Patrick Ryan · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Congressman Pat Ryan ... introduced the Let Kids Play Act ... [which] will stop Wall Street from pricing kids out of sports by banning private equity firms from youth sports ... and getting money back to the families who have been ripped off.

Ryan announced and backed a bill that would bar private equity from youth sports and provide refunds, cancel predatory contracts, and wipe out related debts and fees for families.

CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES “LET KIDS PLAY ACT” TO KICK PRIVATE EQUITY OUT OF YOUTH SPORTS AND STOP THE RIPOFFS OF HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES | Congressman Pat Ryan
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Ryan’s “Let Kids Play Act” will ban private equity from turning youth sports into a cash grab that screws over families to line investors’ pockets and requires vulture investors to provide full refunds to families and wipe out any outstanding debts

Ryan promoted passage of his Let Kids Play Act, which would ban private equity from youth sports and require refunds, contract cancellations, and debt relief for affected families.

CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FIGHT TO PASS RYAN’S “LET KIDS PLAY ACT” TO KICK PRIVATE EQUITY OUT OF YOUTH SPORTS AMID MASSIVE RIPOFFS OF HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES | Congressman Pat Ryan
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Evidence

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H.R. 8788, the Let Kids Play Act, was introduced May 13, 2026 by Mr. Deluzio for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Craig, and Mr. Ryan; GovInfo lists Patrick Ryan (NY) as a cosponsor and the full title as prohibiting vulture investors from investing in youth sports.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill metadata confirms Ryan was an original House cosponsor/co-introducer of legislation matching the promised youth-sports private-equity ban. The listed last action remains referral to House committees on May 13, 2026, so the support-legislation commitment is satisfied even though enactment is not shown.

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GovInfo: H.R. 8788 (IH) - Let Kids Play Act
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The bill text prohibits vulture investors from investing in youth sports, bars junk fees and multi-year non-cancelable commitments, requires divestiture, and authorizes remedies including refunding all junk fees and forgiving or voiding debts or outstanding payments owed by families, participants, or customers related to vulture practices.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms the legislation Ryan supported contains the specific promised policy elements: private-equity/youth-sports restrictions, refunds, contract cancellation or voiding, and debt relief for affected families/customers.

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GovInfo Bill Text: H.R. 8788, Let Kids Play Act
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The promise was to support legislation, not necessarily secure enactment. During his current House term, Patrick Ryan was listed as an original cosponsor/co-introducer of H.R. 8788, the Let Kids Play Act, which directly matches the promised policy: restricting private-equity/vulture-investor involvement in youth sports and providing remedies such as refunds, cancellation or voiding of obligations, and debt relief for affected families. The bill had not passed based on the provided evidence, but legislative support itself satisfies the commitment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%