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Rules Committee Approves Closed Rule to Bring SCORE Act to House Floor After Contentious Debate
Summary
The House Rules Committee voted to report a closed rule for HR 43 12, the SCORE Act, after hours of debate over athlete protections, Title IX, antitrust preemption and whether amendments should be allowed on the floor. The committee approved the rule by roll call (7–4).
The House Rules Committee on Monday approved a closed rule to bring HR 43 12 — the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsement Act (SCORE Act) — to the full House after a lengthy and sometimes heated hearing that centered on college athletics, athlete protections and whether members should be permitted to offer floor amendments.
Chairman Griffin moved the rule, which treats the Rules Committee print as adopted and provides one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. The package also applies closed rules to three K–12 bills on foreign contributions and two small-business measures. After debate and multiple failed attempts to make floor amendments in order, the committee approved the motion to report the rule by recorded vote, 7 yeas to 4 nays.
Supporters, including Chairman Wahlberg of the Education and Workforce Committee, said the SCORE Act is intended to provide national standards to the chaotic patchwork created by recent NIL litigation and inconsistent state laws. Wahlberg told the committee the bill…
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