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College Sports ‘House of Cards’: Republicans, Lobbyists Work to Secure Votes to Pass SCORE Act

"The entire lobbying apparatus ... is working overdrive"

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Steve Ulrich
September 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH
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1. College Sports ‘House of Cards’: Republicans, Lobbyists Work to Secure Votes to Pass SCORE Act

“College sports has experienced its own episode of House of Cards this week on Capitol Hill.

Ahead of a potential vote to pass the SCORE Act in the House of Representatives next week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), as well as other House Republicans and NCAA/conference lobbyists, have been pushing hard to ensure they have enough votes to pass the bill, sources tell Front Office Sports. It’s unclear at this point whether the SCORE Act would pass the House.

“Not just Scalise, but the entire lobbying apparatus … is working overdrive,” one congressional aide tells FOS. “

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