(NEXSTAR) – Members of the House are currently engaged in discussions over possible regulations concerning how collegiate athletes might receive compensation.

On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House decided to postpone a vote on the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act due to insufficient support and bipartisan objections.

This proposed legislation aimed to establish a uniform national guideline for compensation regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) for student-athletes. It sought to prevent educational institutions from restricting athletes from entering NIL deals and to ensure that athletes are not classified as employees by universities.

However, detractors argue that the bill fails to adequately support athletes while granting excessive authority to the NCAA through an antitrust exemption.

“Addressing antitrust issues is crucial,” remarked Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who maintains that Congress should still consider passing legislation on NIL and other college sports regulations.

Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), a former college athlete, also argues the reforms need to go further. She recently introduced her own proposal to address revenue sharing.

“There’s only two conferences that are really soaking up all of the revenue in college sports, and that’s the SEC and the Big Ten,” Trahan said. “We need to amend the Sports Broadcasting Act so that more schools, more conferences can make more money.”

Some Republicans argue there shouldn’t be any federal laws on NIL.

“Congress’ job is not to create parity in athletics,” said Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).

Donalds said he believes states having different laws isn’t a problem.

“In every other industry that operates in our country, there’s a patchwork of rules by various states,” Donalds said. “For college sports to say, ‘Oh, we can’t have 50 rules,’ is a cop out.”

The SCORE Act’s author, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), said in a statement that he’s committed to advancing a bill on NIL. 

“By establishing clear rights related to NIL, health benefits, and academic support, this legislation will bring long-overdue structure, accountability, and transparency to college athletics,” Bilirakis said.

It’s unclear whether the House will vote on another college sports bill.