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Congress Attempts to Tackle College Athlete Compensation—Again
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Congress Attempts to Tackle College Athlete Compensation—Again

Three new bills address name, image, and likeness deals for NCAA athletes.
Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Tommy Tuberville
Sen. Joe Manchin, left, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, talk before a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

It’s deja vu all over again. A sports phrase, one ascribed to Yankees legend Yogi Berra, is appropriate to capture the sudden rush of collegiate athlete name, likeness, and image (NIL) bills that have spread through Congress in recent weeks. 

In 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in National Collegiate Athletic Association v.

Daniel Kaplan is a journalist who specializes in the business of sports. He helped start the SportsBusiness Journal, the leading trade publication for the professional sports business. Most recently he wrote for The Athletic.

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