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House Energy and Commerce hearing on SCORE Act divides stakeholders over athlete rights and NCAA authority
Summary
Witnesses and members split at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing over the SCORE Act discussion draft and the recently approved House v. NCAA settlement, debating federal preemption, liability protections, revenue sharing and athlete protections.
The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a legislative hearing on a discussion draft called the SCORE Act, a proposal meant to create a national framework for name, image and likeness (NIL) rights and other changes after the recently approved House v. NCAA settlement.
The committee’s chairman, Representative Gus Bilirakis, opened the hearing by describing the draft as “designed to bring predictability, fairness, and long term balance” and said it was intended to replace the current “patchwork of state laws.” He said the draft was built around clarity, stability and support for student athletes.
The hearing laid bare deep divisions. Ramogi Huma, executive director of the National College Players Association (NCPA), told the committee the NCPA “is opposed to the SCORE Act,” calling the NCAA and many conferences “a predatory industry that exploits college athletes” and…
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