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- (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)JOEY CAPPELLETTIThu, December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM UTC·4 min readWASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U. S.
- Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents raising concerns over the wide-reaching power it gives the NCAA and its most powerful programs. House Republican leaders had planned to push the bill, known as the SCORE Act, to a final vote this week.
- But those plans were abruptly scrapped after a procedural vote to advance the bill earlier this week nearly failed. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“There were a few members that had some questions and wanted to know more about the bill,” Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said Thursday.
- “So we’re just going to take our time with it to make sure we can get the coalition finalized.”It’s only the latest delay for a bill that had appeared headed for passage over the summer before repeatedly hitting roadblocks.
- Scalise would not commit to bringing the bill back to the floor this year, saying the House has a “busy agenda."Opponents say bill is ‘not ready for prime time’The NCAA and Division I conferences portray the legislation as codifying the rules created by the multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement that allows college players to be paid, providing clarity that supporters say is long-needed.
