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Should College Athletes Be Employees? House Panels Say No.
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – The SCORE Act aims to regulate athlete compensation, provide NCAA antitrust protections, and limit collective bargaining rights after passing two House committees on a party-line vote.
- On July 23, two House committees in Washington advanced the SCORE Act, a bill to regulate college athlete compensation and sports operations nationwide.
- The legislation follows a yearslong NCAA-backed lobbying effort responding to recent court rulings that allow athletes to profit from name, image, and likeness deals.
- The bill prohibits recognizing athletes as employees, grants the NCAA antitrust protections, mandates medical benefits for large athletic departments, and requires reports on athlete welfare and Olympic sports funding.
- Committee votes were close—Energy and Commerce passed it 30-23 on party lines and Education and Workforce 18-17 with bipartisan opposition, while critics warned it weakens athletes’ rights and endangers women’s and smaller sports.
- Although likely to pass the Republican-controlled House, the bill faces uncertain Senate prospects amid calls for further changes, especially regarding Title IX protections and athlete labor rights.
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The SCORE Act meets the NCAA’s demands and would prohibit student athletes from being recognized as college employees. House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday that, if passed, could overhaul America’s college athletics system. The legislation, known as the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements, or SCORE, Act was designed to settle confusion over how college athletes can and should be able to profit off their na…
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