At a recent House hearing, Chairman Gus Bilirakis promoted the bipartisan SCORE Act regarding college athlete compensation, but a partisan divide emerged over safeguarding the NCAA from antitrust lawsuits and athlete employment classification. Despite Democratic criticism, two freshman Democrats, Reps. Janelle Bynum and Shomari Figures, supported the bill, emphasizing the need for legislative stability amidst a complex legal landscape.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: At a recent meeting, lawmakers discussed a new plan called the SCORE Act, which aims to help college athletes but also caused some arguments about whether it protects the NCAA too much and if it really helps the athletes.
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