Senate Passes Bill to Set National Rules for College Sports
The U.S. Senate voted 77-22 on Monday to pass the Protect College Sports Act, a bill that would replace the patchwork of state laws governing college athletics with a single federal framework. The bipartisan measure covers how student athletes get paid for their name, image and likeness, how they transfer between schools, and how conferences realign. It now moves to the House, where its timeline is far less certain.
Senators Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, and Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, led the bill through nearly six hours of floor debate and seven amendments before the final vote. Cruz called it "a monumental day for college athletics." President Donald Trump also welcomed the vote, posting on Truth Social that the bill would "save college sports" and the schools that run th...