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Breaking the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly: Bringing Competition and Lower Fees to the Credit Card System (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)

Hearing Breaking the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly: Bringing Competition and Lower Fees to the Credit Card System Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Date November 19, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Credit Card Interchange Fees: The hearing considered whether Congress ought to take action to address credit card interchange fees. Credit card interchange fees are one type […]

NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student Athletes’ Dealmaking Rights (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce)

Hearings NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student Athletes’ Dealmaking Rights Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce  Date January 18, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation: The hearing focused on the emergence of state student athlete NIL compensation laws, which enable student […]

Athletes and Innovators: Analyzing NIL’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes (U.S. House Committee on Small Business)

Hearing Athletes and Innovators: Analyzing NIL’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes Committee U.S. House Committee on Small Business Date September 20, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: The Current State of College Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation Rights: The hearing focused on how college student athletes, schools, college athletic conferences, and policymakers are responding […]