US EditionHouse Cancels Vote on the SCORE Act Amid GOP Opposition
The bill would limit student-athletes’ labor rights and grant the NCAA antitrust protections but failed due to unified Democratic opposition and GOP hardliner dissent.
- On Wednesday, House Republicans canceled a scheduled House floor vote on the SCORE Act, a Trump-backed measure to reshape college sports.
- With a two-seat GOP margin, Republican leaders lacked votes as Democratic leadership unified against the bill and House Freedom Caucus members, including Rep. Chip Roy , held procedural votes.
- The SCORE Act would fulfill the NCAA's three main requests by providing protections from lawsuits, establishing a national standard superseding state laws, and clarifying student-athletes are not employees, following a $2.8 billion settlement earlier this year.
- Republicans may reschedule a vote as soon as tomorrow, but passage would still require Democratic support to meet the 60-vote Senate threshold amid critics’ labor rights concerns.
- Amid bipartisan friction, the Congressional Black Caucus opposed the bill, while supporters argued it creates uniform national standards and protects student-athletes despite hard-right lawmakers' complaints.
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U.S. House punts vote on Bynum's college-athlete compensation bill
A 2019 football game between the University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. House GOP leadership pulled a bill from the House floor Wednesday that would set a national framework for college-athletes’ compensation. The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements, or ‘‘SCORE” Act, would bar studen…
House vote on NIL regulation act canceled despite Trump's backing as some Republicans still not on board
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House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill
House leaders canceled a vote Wednesday on a bill that would create a national framework for college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image and likeness, known as NIL deals. The measure had been teed up for a floor debate and vote Wednesday afternoon but apparently did not have enough votes to pass after a handful of Freedom Caucus members aired concerns. “The SCORE Act (college sports) is well-intended but falls short and is no…
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U.S. House punts vote on college-athlete compensation bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. House GOP leadership pulled a bill from the House floor Wednesday that would set a national framework for college-athletes’ compensation. The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements, or ‘‘SCORE” Act, would bar student-athletes from being recognized as employees and provide broad antitrust immunity to the NCAA and college sports conferences. The measure was on the House schedule for Wednesday, befo…
US House punts vote on college-athlete compensation bill
A 2019 football game between the University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. House GOP leadership pulled a bill from the House floor Wednesday that would set a national framework for college-athletes’ compensation. The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements, or ‘‘SCORE” Act, would bar studen…
GOP leadership pulls college sports bill immediately before vote
House GOP leadership pulled a vote on legislation that aims to reshape college sports just hours before it was scheduled, after it received bipartisan opposition. The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act is a pro-NCAA bill that would have been the first major sports bill to hit the floor since the Supreme Court cleared the path for student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. The vote being…
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