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Senate passes Protect College Sports Act 77–22; bill heads to House
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On Monday night, Sept. 28, the U.S. Senate passed S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act as amended — Roll Call Vote 250, 77–22 (1 not voting) — after locking the final-passage vote for 5:30 p.m. ET. The bipartisan Cruz-Cantwell measure, which codifies NIL rights and grants the NCAA and conferences limited antitrust protection for certain eligibility and competition rules, now moves to the House. Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell hailed the 77–22 tally; House timing remains uncertain with the chamber in recess until after the Nov. 3 midterms.
Update · Sep 29, 8:32 AM ET
Updated Tue morning: Senate passed PCSA as amended on Mon Sep 28 — Vote 250, 77–22 (1 NV) at ~9:42 p.m. ET; bill now to House. Prior rev2 covered Vote 243 cloture and scheduled final.
Updated Tue morning: Senate passed PCSA as amended on Mon Sep 28 — Vote 250, 77–22 (1 NV) at ~9:42 p.m. ET; bill now to House. Prior rev2 covered Vote 243 cloture and scheduled final.
Original reporting
- U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 250 ↗Official source · Sep 28, 9:42 PM ET
- Senate Commerce Committee (Cruz) ↗Official source · Sep 28, 10:00 PM ET
- The Hill ↗Reporting · Sep 28, 10:08 PM ET
- CNBC ↗Reporting · Sep 28, 9:00 PM ET