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HRES 68 111th Congress House

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: January 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jan 15, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 15, 2009
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.
Jan 15, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rejects the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 68: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-68/
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"H. Res. 68: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-68/.
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H. Res. 68, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-68/.
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[H. Res. 68: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-68/)
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