On July 22, 2025, the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) urged U.S. House leadership to revise the “Student Compensation and Opportunity Through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act,” warning that the bill, if passed in its current form, could roll back decades of progress for women’s sports and Olympic sports – for both women and men.
In a formal letter to the bill’s sponsors, WSF urged lawmakers to reexamine the legislation to ensure:
- Women’s sports opportunities are protected;
- It is clear that NIL and revenue share payments are subject to Title IX;
- Women’s and Olympic sport participation opportunities are able to maintain or expand current levels;
- Opportunities to invest in women’s broad-based sports are encouraged and incentivized.
While WSF appreciates Congress’ efforts to bring stability to the current evolving NIL landscape in collegiate sports, the Foundation cautions that the SCORE Act, as currently written, risks codifying a broken and inequitable system and is urgently calling for revisions. Read our full letter here.