Congress debates no pay rules for college athletes

In the first two weeks of college football season, some epic drama.

Defending national champion Ohio State Buckeye Close the time no. The Texas Longhorns were three points on the goal line. Ohio State quickly talks about the greatness of Texas quarterback Arch Manning. The Buckeyes are now the number one team in the country. Especially after they beat Gramburg form 70-0 in Week 2.

Florida whipped Alabama. And we haven’t even talked about Bill Belichick’s coaching debut at North Carolina.

So, from now until mid-January, settle for a season.

But there may be new rules in a competitive environment. Congress may try to referee what college athletes can earn from their own names, similarities and image (renamed to NILS).

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“Without clear rules and enforcement mechanisms, Zero Landscape is similar to the wild west,” said Rs.C. Russell Fry.

The House and Senate have competition bills to address student-athletes’ compensation. The House bill was prepared by the Energy and Commerce Committee in the summer, setting national standards for Niels and allowing schools to pay directly. This will replace a range of different rules that change by country.

Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich, said: “We have seen states compete against each other for a leg. And, the patchwork threatens to make college sports so special.”

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Rep. Debbie Dingell spoke to reporters on June 11, 2024. (Getty Image)

She has reservations about the current housing bill.

this house The legislation follows a close second in the billion-dollar deal approved by federal judges earlier this summer. The agreement allows schools to pay up to $20.5 million in student-athletes each year.

This is just part of most major school reels in the annual conference. But schools may allocate most of the funds to football and basketball. These sports earn the most in college track and field.

But the score is far from being solved.

“It will be very profound whether we should allow student-athletes to be considered employees under the law,” said Senator Todd Young.

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Senator Todd Young spoke at the Russell Senate Office Building on November 1, 2023 at Capitol Hill (DC) in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong)

He pointed out one Senate The bill that regulates university sports compensation is “a well-known one-code line.”

Most House Democrats oppose the plan. They believe this suppresses the rights of college athletes – as workers.

“The bill prohibits student-athletes from disengagement from the First Amendment right to synthesize, and is also guaranteed by the National Labor Relations Act,” said Rep. “They have fundamental rights. Like the rights of organizations.”

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. She said the House Energy and Commerce Committee Bill is a major conference for the Little Sports, Women’s Program, which only benefits from major 10s and SECs. She claimed the bill would trigger a “conflict” between a sport that makes money in schools and a sport that doesn’t make money.

most Democrats It argues that lawmakers should focus on the issues of higher education, not the field of sports. Especially because some schools are now facing the federal government and trump card administrative.

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“You have to have colleges to have college sports,” said Rep. Frank Pallone, the top Democrat of the Energy and Commerce Commission. “And the way we move forward with this administration, I don’t even know if there will be any college or university worth fighting for.”

Pallone added that the committee’s focus was misled among the questions about education and health care.

“Republicans, however, ignore them. Rather than talk about the college movement,” Palon said.

Republicans support the program on the energy and business team, but democratic support is limited. In addition, the Major League Baseball, NFL, NBA, NHL and the Major League Soccer Association all oppose legislation. They believe the bill suppressed college athletes from negotiating fair wages.

The “wage” and “Neill” issues have bothered top college sports officials over the years. The NCAA and many schools have long been conducting congressional interventions.

“We feel like there is a better destination and a stable move forward. But we need help from Congress and national legislation,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said on Fox News earlier this year.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban responded to Phillips in an interview with colleague Bret Baier.

“Now we only have state legislation, and each state is different,” Saban said. “We need some kind of federal standards and guidelines that enable people to enforce their own rules.”

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Pallone may have questioned his committee’s priorities, focusing on paying student-athletes, but other lawmakers question why the NCAA itself can’t solve the wage struggle.

“I think if they had managed better, if they had made a decision earlier, we wouldn’t be in this position,” RN.C. Richard Hudson said. “Unfortunately, Congress simply had to step in.”

But, the North Carolina Republican added that he “will be deeply concerned about the future of college sports if he doesn’t take action.”

That’s why Rep. Yvette Clarke, DN.Y. All want Congress to participate-even if she opposes the current House plan.

“We simply cannot turn to entities that create broken and inequality systems of the past to act as stewards of new systems,” Clark said.

The attorney general from Florida, Ohio, New York, Tennessee and the District of Columbia is concerned about the antitrust rules planned by the House. The Great Western Conference believes that the legislation tends to be major sessions.

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So, this battle could spill over into overtime on Capitol Hill.

Congress can vote at some point to refine Neil. Or legislators may tie again – like they’ve been doing it for a few years.

But it is a lower priority for Congress. Legislators must avoid government shutdowns by October 1, and they may need to fight another government funding later this fall.

The college football season is just beginning, but the real challenge is whether Congress will address this before the National Championship Game on January 19, 2026.