Black Caucus Tanks College Name, Image, Likeness Bill
The Congressional Black Caucus has opposed the SCORE Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming college sports compensation. They criticized the silence of major athletic institutions regarding recent pro-Republican redistricting efforts that threaten Black voting rights. As a result, the House Rules Committee has delayed the bill's markup and removed it from the weekly schedule.
- ▪The SCORE Act seeks to establish a new system for compensating student athletes for their name, image, and likeness.
- ▪The Congressional Black Caucus expressed that they cannot support legislation benefiting institutions that do not advocate for Black political power.
- ▪The caucus has sent letters to major college athletic organizations demanding a response to the ongoing threats to Black political representation.
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Home – Congressional & Capitol Hill News – Black Caucus Tanks College Name, Image, Likeness Bill news Black Caucus Tanks College Name, Image, Likeness Bill George Caldwell • May 19, 2026 Print House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Images In bad news for a bipartisan college sports reform effort, the Congressional Black Caucus—a powerful faction in the Democratic Party—has turned on the SCORE Act, criticizing key stakeholders for “silence” on pro-Republican redistricting in the South. “The Congressional Black Caucus cannot support legislation benefitting major athletic institutions that remain silent while Black voting rights and Black political power are being systematically dismantled throughout the South,” reads the caucus’ Tuesday morning statement.
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