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Senate GOP to Vote on NCAA Athletes’ Organizing Bill

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  • Senate Republicans will hold a roll-call vote on permitting NCAA athletes to organize to accelerate the college sports bill.
  • Democrats are advancing Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-Conn.) amendment to let college athletes collectively bargain.
  • Murphy’s amendment would replace the bill’s neutral employment language with the College Athlete Right to Organize Act.
  • Labor group AFL-CIO joins many Senate Democrats in opposing the bill for lacking labor-friendly provisions.