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.

Fact Sheet API

Bill Number

HRES 68

Introduced

Jan 15, 2009

Latest Action

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

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Commerce Competition and antitrust Government studies and investigations Higher education School athletics

Full Text

View Full Bill Text

Votes

Summary

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.

Actions

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

Amendments

Related Bills