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Proposed Points Law promises to grant the NCAA a limited exemption from antitrust laws in hopes of protecting the body that regulates college sports from potential lawsuits over eligibility rules, and will also bar athletes from becoming employees of their schools.
Shortly before it was due to be debated on Wednesday, House leadership canceled the vote under the SCORE Act. The decision comes amid concerns over whether House Speaker Mike Johnson had the necessary votes to pass.
Following the delay, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., expressed concern about the chaotic events that ultimately led to the failure of the attempt to move the bill forward.
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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Monday, November 10, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The question that a lot of people are asking this week regarding the SCORE Act is who exactly directed Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise to bring this bill to the floor this week? Were these major donors associated with LSU?
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Jeffries continued: “This would defeat the legal right to damages. Organized labor across the country was strongly opposed because it undermined college athletes' opportunities and undermined their freedom to bargain, taking away collective bargaining rights. And, of course, the players' associations of all sports leagues, led by the NFL Players Association, were against it because, on the merits of the bill, they concluded that it would actually hurt college athletes rather than help them.”
Jeffries then jokingly renamed the SCORE Act the “Lane Kiffin Protection Act.”
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin speaks to the media during SEC Media Day at the Omni Atlanta Hotel on July 14, 2025. (Jordan Godfrey/Imagn Images)
“Why do Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise think it's a good idea to bring the Lane Kiffin Defense Act to the House floor? Legislation that would do nothing to benefit college athletes and anything that would benefit coaches like Lane Kiffin, who skipped town, dumped his players in the middle round of the playoffs to get a $100 million contract from LSU, the home state of Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise.”
(L-R) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) participate in the first nail-driving ceremony for the 2025 Presidential Inaugural Platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“People are asking the question: Why did you decide to introduce this bill this week along with all the other issues the country wants us to focus on, caused by an affordability crisis that they claim is a scam and a deception, but which the American people know is very real?”
A small procedural vote (210–209) was sufficient for the bill to pass. House.
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The SCORE Act calls for schools to share revenue under the terms of the House agreement of 22 percent “if such rules provide that such pool limit is AT LEAST 22 percent of the average annual college athletic revenue at the top 70 revenue schools.”
The bill would also prohibit schools from using tuition to fund nil payments.
Supporters of the proposed legislation argue that the SCORE Act would bring some stability to college sports amid a lack of adequate regulation. However, critics point to the possibility of returning perhaps too much power to schools and NCAA.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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