Coverage dated September 24, 2026 to October 1, 2026
New era for college sports? Senate passes sweeping NIL bill
Headline from BRPROUD Baton Rouge, on the newest of 4 developments
The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act with bipartisan support to establish national rules for name, image, and likeness, revenue sharing, and athlete transfers before the legislation heads to the House.
BRPROUD Baton Rouge's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has co-sponsored the "Protect College Sports Act." On Thursday, he explained why he is confident the bill will not get sacked on Capitol Hill. What is the "Protect College Sports Act?" The Senate moved the bill earlier this week to a final vote in the Senate chamber.
Before Congress takes advice from the agents attacking the Protect College Sports Act, senators should ask a simple question: Who makes money if the bill fails?
Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on annual spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. But in its final weeks in session as the midterm elections approach, the Senate can agree on doing one thing — addressing college sports.
President Donald Trump is renewing his push for Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, attending Saturday’s No. 1 Texas-No. 14 Tennessee game in Knoxville days before the Senate is expected to pass the bill Monday — the furthest a collegiate sports bill has ever gotten in Congress.
The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate.
The Senate is poised to vote on the Protect College Sports Act, which would establish national rules for athlete compensation and eligibility, restrict transfers, and regulate agents, among other changes.
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) (C), ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (L) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) hold a news conference with NCAA athletes and coaches about the Protect College Sports Act on September 14, 2026 in Washington,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.
The Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports. It's an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.
Passage of the legislation would be the strongest effort yet by Congress to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their name, image and likeness and how often they can transfer.
The Senate passed legislation Monday to protect college athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL), which included a limited anti-trust exemption for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), […]
The Senate passed a bill to limit college athletes to one school transfer during their careers and regulate the fast-changing landscape of collegiate sports.
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Monday passed a major bill to overhaul college athletics with a large bipartisan vote, 77-22.The bill now moves to the House, but that chamber is on recess until after the November midterms, and it remains to be seen whether it will back the Senate bill.
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 …
The Protect College Sports Act passed the Senate on Monday in a major milestone for the federal regulation of college athletics. The legislation will now head to the House.
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 porta…
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 Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive reform package targeting college sports as lawmakers look to establish federal guidelines for some of the most controversial issues cropping up in collegiate athletics.
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.
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. (Image credit: Jason Clark)
The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping college sports bill to establish a federal framework for college athletics aimed at protecting student athletes — despite some pushback from some Democrats who argue that it could do the opposite.
Passage of the legislation Monday would be the strongest effort yet by Congress to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their name, image and likeness and how often they can transfer.
Showing the first 25 of 68 headlines. ·
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
