House adopts the rules for debating the SCORE Act
On Agreeing to the Resolution
DEC 2, 2025 · 3:01 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 3 Republicans who crossed. Exactly the 210 needed, with none to spare.
This set the rules for debate. It was not a vote on the bill itself.
WHAT IS A RULE →What the House was voting on
The House voted to adopt H.Res. 916, the rule setting debate and amendment procedures for six bills. The bills address student-athletes’ name, image, and likeness rights, foreign influence in schools, and small-business regulation. The resolution passed with exactly the 210 votes needed.
Adopt H.Res. 916, the rule setting debate and amendment procedures for six bills.
Reject H.Res. 916 and its debate rules.
Creates federal rules for college athletes’ endorsement rights, school benefits, and athletic-association authority.
Reported by committee on July 23, 2025. Waiting for a House floor vote, 460 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
210 is a majority of the 419 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 3 Republicans crossing3 Republicans crossed. It passed.
Every vote on H.R. 4312, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 4312
- SEP 11Reported by Energy and CommerceREPORTED30–23
- SEP 11Reported by Education and WorkforceREPORTED30–23
- DEC 2#308Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–205
- DEC 2#309THIS VOTEOn the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–209Exactly the 210 needed.
Coverage of this vote and its bill2 stories from 2 outlets
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
