Senate passes bipartisan bill to regulate college sports

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 30 Sept, 02:55 · Archive

The Senate has passed the 'Protect College Sports' bill to establish federal regulation of college athletics.

The Senate has approved bipartisan legislation called the 'Protect College Sports' bill to establish a federal framework regulating college sports. The bill covers aspects including the transfer portal and name, image and likeness rights, moving federal government regulation into an area previously overseen by the NCAA.

How it is being reported

• A bipartisan win for protecting college sportsKudos 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...New York Post · 29 Sept, 22:54
• Senate approves sweeping college sports billThe Senate approved the "Protect College Sports" bill late Monday night, meant to establish federal framework to regulate aspects of college sports like the transfer portal and name, image and likeness rights. Nikole Killion reports.CBS News · 29 Sept, 16:10
• Republican and Democratic Senators pass bill to overhaul college sports industryA bipartisan effort to overhaul the college sports industry passed in the Senate. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.CBS News · 29 Sept, 15:15
• Senate expected to pass landmark college sports billThe Senate seems poised to pass bipartisan legislation to regulate college sports, moving the federal government aggressively into a space previously monitored and ruled by the NCAA. Ross Dellenger, senior college football reporter for Yahoo! Sports, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.CBS News · 29 Sept, 00:17

In this story: Senate · NCAA · Ted Cruz · Maria Cantwell

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