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HRES 1120 110th Congress House Commerce Antitrust law Civil actions and liability College sports Education Football Governmental investigations Higher education Law Restrictive trade practices Sports and Recreation

Supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E644)
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rejects the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I A Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football playoff system as an illegal restraint of trade that violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Calls for: (1) the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division to investigate and bring appropriate action to have the BCS system declared illegal and to require a playoff to determine a national champion; and (2) establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

What's happening now April 17, 2008

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2