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H.R. 4312119th CongressSports and Recreation
SCORE Act
Sponsored by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) · 21 active : 15 Republicans, 6 Democrats
Latest action: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 916 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R…
Where it standsBefore the House55 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govStudent Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act or the SCORE Act
This bill provides a framework for the compensation of student athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness (NIL). This includes addressing certain elements of the court approved agreement to settle the
In re College Athlete NIL Litigation
(i.e.,
House
settlement
).
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Specifically, the bill statutorily prohibits institutions, conferences, or interstate intercollegiate athletic associations (e.g., the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)) from restricting the ability of a student athlete to enter an NIL agreement.
The bill also requires institutions of higher education that generate $20 million or more in annual revenue from the institution's intercollegiate athletics activities to (1) provide counseling and medical benefits to student athletes, and (2) establish and maintain at least 16 varsity sports teams.
Further, the bill authorizes interstate intercollegiate athletic associations to establish rules with respect to athletic eligibility, transfers, recruitment, and the disclosure of NIL agreements.
Under the bill, student athletes may not be considered employees of an institution, conference, or interstate intercollegiate athletic association.
The bill also preempts state laws with respect to compensation, payments, benefits, employment status, eligibility, and academic standards applicable to student athletes.
Compliance with the provisions of this bill is considered lawful under federal and state antitrust laws.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Athletes
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Retail and wholesale trades
- School athletics
- Student aid and college costs
- Wages and earnings
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 10Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 30–70
- 26Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
21 active · 1 withdrawnShow all 22 cosponsors
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2)
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH-4)
- Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
- Russell Fry (R-SC-7)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI-5)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)
- Roger Williams (R-TX-25)
- Mike Flood (R-NE-1)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)
- Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
- Andy Barr (R-KY-6)
- Glenn Grothman
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
