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- Sep 24, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Senate Votes to End Debate on the Protect College Sports Act
- The Senate votes at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday 24 September 2026 on a "Motion to invoke cloture on Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended" and on adopting the Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment #6776; "Additional votes are possible"[1]
- On 15 September the Senate voted 74-24 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill, and later cleared cloture on the Cruz-Cantwell substitute 70-21[3][4]
- The bill, by Commerce Committee chairman Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, creates a federal right for student athletes to earn from their name, image and likeness (NIL), replacing state-by-state rules; if it passes the Senate it goes to the House, which has repeatedly failed to pass a different college sports bill[2][3]
- ESPN reports it caps the revenue colleges share with players at 22%, limits players to one transfer without sitting out a year, codifies five years of eligibility, and would bar eligibility lawsuits[4]
- The committee lists athlete protections including scholarship guarantees for ten years after eligibility, coverage of sports-related medical costs, agent fees capped at 5%, and provisions against cutting women's and Olympic sports[3]
- All four Black Democratic senators voted against the 15 September motion, and the NAACP strongly opposes the bill[4]
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- [1]75%dailypress.senate.gov/wednesday-september-23-2026dailypress.senate.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 24, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
The Senate[2][3] Daily Press wrap-up for 23 September lists two votes "at 10:45 a.m." on Thursday: "Motion to invoke cloture on Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended" and adoption of the Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment #6776.
- [2]78%Protect College Sports Act - Senate Commerce Committeecommerce.senate.gov· Added Sep 24, 2026· 25% of score
The committee's bill page with the revised text, fact sheet, section-by-section and supporters list.[1]
- [3]88%Senate Votes 74-24 To Advance Cantwell's Bipartisan Protect College Sports Act - Senate Commerce Committeecommerce.senate.gov· Published Sep 15, 2026· 25% of score
The sponsors' committee: the 74-24 cloture vote on the motion to proceed, the federal NIL right, athlete protections, and that the bill goes to the House if the Senate[1][2] passes it.
- [4]82%Protect College Sports Act moves closer to final Senate vote - ESPNespn.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· 25% of score
Independent sports press on the 74-24 vote, the 22% revenue-sharing cap, the one-transfer rule, five-year eligibility, and opposition from the NAACP.[1]
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