几十年来，国会针对大学体育领域最重要的立法提案即将在众议院遇到阻碍。
The most significant congressional action on college sports in decades is about to hit a wall in the House of Representatives.
为何此事至关重要？本届国会中，众议院已经否决了一项重要的大学体育改革法案；而众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（共和党人，来自路易斯安那州）最优先推动的议题是政府资金的立法，希望能在本届国会会期的最后阶段获得通过。
Why it matters: The House has already scrapped one major overhaul of college sports this Congress, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a huge priority — government funding — to get passed during the lame-duck session. The Congressional Black Caucus is opposed overconcerns about exploiting students of color, so Republicans can't count on the Democratic support they would need to quickly move the bill under suspension of the rules.
国会黑人核心小组（Congressional Black Caucus）反对那些可能加剧对有色人种学生剥削的条款，因此共和党人无法获得民主党人的支持——而他们需要民主党人的合作才能在违反议事规则的情况下快速推动该法案的通过。
Some conservative House Republicanswant to add restrictions on foreign athletes — a change that would jeopardize the bipartisan coalition behind the measure in the Senate. The Senate bill also doesn't resolve the contentious question of whether college athletes should be considered employees: A group of Republicans has raised concerns that would leave the door open to possible unionization efforts by players.
一些保守派的众议院共和党人还提议对外国运动员施加更多限制，这一提议可能会破坏参议院中支持该法案的两党联盟。
Between the lines: AlthoughJohnson (R-La) told reporters that he would bring the House back on 48 hours' notice if the Senate moved on any major legislation before the election, GOP leadership currently has no plans to do so to deal with the college sports bill.
此外，参议院的法案并未解决一个关键问题：即大学运动员是否应被视为雇员。一些共和党人担心，如果该法案通过，运动员可能会寻求组建工会。
The fact that the sports bill is almost certain to cause drama on the floor is just one of the cons for GOP leadership to consider when weighing whether to bring lawmakers back from the campaign trail. "The last thing we need to do is campaign on sports when we need to do the SAVE [American] Act and cut spending," Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told reporters earlier this month before the House left for recess, adding that he has "concerns" about the bill.
幕后动态：尽管约翰逊曾对记者表示，如果参议院在选举前推动任何重大立法，他会提前48小时通知众议院重新开会，但共和党领导层目前并无这样的计划来处理这项大学体育法案。
Lawmakers could also use a return to Washington to force action on other issues GOP leaders would rather not litigate in the final weeks of the campaign season. Driving the news: The Senate voted 77-22 Monday to pass the college sports overhaul, which would set national rules on everything from name, image and likeness compensation and the transfer portal to conference realignment and pooled media rights.
事实上，这项体育法案很可能会在议会中引发激烈争论，这也是共和党领导层在决定是否让议员们从竞选活动中返回华盛顿时需要考虑的因素之一。
The bill allows the NCAA to set and enforce standardized rules on transfers, recruits and pay-for-play NIL arrangements. It also caps the amount schools can pay student athletes and aims to prevent the formation of a super league.
“在我们亟需推动《拯救美国法案》（SAVE [American] Act）并削减开支的时候，最不应该做的就是围绕体育问题展开辩论，”德克萨斯州共和党众议员奇普·罗伊（Chip Roy）本月早些时候在众议院休会前对记者说，并表示他对这项法案感到担忧。
Flashback: House GOP leaders tried to bring their own college sports bill, the SCORE Act, to the floor in May, but pulled it after opposition from the CBC and a handful of Republicans left them short of the needed votes. The bill was a top priority for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), but its collapse shifted the action to the Senate, where lawmakers negotiated their own bipartisan version. What's next: The House isn't scheduled to return until after Election Day, leaving a narrow window to get the bill across the finish line.
议员们也可能利用这次返回华盛顿的机会，推动那些共和党领导层希望在竞选季最后几周避免讨论的其他议题的解决。
And lame-duck sessions are typically a tricky time for moving any major bills. But Trump, who has publicly backed the legislation, could put pressure on House Republicans to act in November or December.