Senate passes ‘Protect College Sports Act’ with sweeping bipartisan vote

The Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act, but the bill's future is unclear

The bill's supporters, which include the NCAA, say it will tame what they call a "Wild West" era of college sports as litigation chips away at long-held rules around eligibility, transfers and pay.

Sep 29, 2026

Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure

The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.

Sep 29, 2026

Senate passes sweeping college sports package

The Senate passed the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act on Monday, voting 77 to 22 in favor of the sweeping overhaul of college athletics . Why it matters: It is a massive piece of legislation, setting national rules on everything from name, image and likeness compensation and the transfer portal to conference realignment and pooled media rights. Between the lines: The bill's path through the Senate has been long and full of hiccups. Legislators made changes to convince the Big Ten and SEC,

Sep 29, 2026

Senate passes ‘Protect College Sports Act’ with sweeping bipartisan vote

The Senate on Monday passed a landmark piece of legislation that aims to address growing concerns about fairness and equity in college sports, bolstering the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) power to enforce its rules and potentially reshaping the future of collegiate athletics for years to come. The “Protect College Sports Act” (PCSA), a bill championed…

Sep 29, 2026

A bipartisan win for protecting college sports

Kudos to Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell for getting their bipartisan Protect College Sports bill through the Senate on Monday — and cheers, too, to Yankees prez Randy Levine and the rest of Saving College Sports Roundtable, a presidential committee set up to help establish a workable national framework for college athletics. The bill...

Sep 29, 2026

Senate Passes Protect College Sports Act: 'Bringing Order to Chaos'

Whoever said sports and politics don't mix was wrong. Witness a sweeping bipartisan act aimed at revamping college sports that was passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday night, a combined effort to end “chaos” in an industry upended by runaway athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The post Senate Passes Protect College Sports Act: ‘Bringing Order to Chaos’ appeared first on Breitbart .

Sep 29, 2026

Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with decisive vote

The Protect College Sports Act, which would set national rules for NIL deals, the transfer portal and more, was passed by the Senate on Monday night.

Sep 29, 2026

Senate passes Protect College Sports Act to regulate transfers, paying athletes

The Senate passed a sweeping college sports bill Monday to set national standards and protections for athletes after years of failed attempts to wrangle through comprehensive reform.

Sep 29, 2026

Senate passes bill to regulate college sports NIL deals

The Senate passed a bill Monday night that aims to regulate college sports after several court cases in recent years dramatically overhauled NCAA rules and allowed student-athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness, known as NIL. The Protect College Sports Act passed 77-22 with broad bipartisan support. The legislation would establish a […]

Sep 29, 2026