The United States Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act with a bipartisan 77-22 vote, advancing legislation that could reshape college athletics. According to CNN, the bill would establish national standards governing how athletes profit from their name, image and likeness.
The measure would give the NCAA greater authority to regulate compensation while protecting athletes’ access to revenue sharing and legitimate NIL agreements. It would also introduce a one-time transfer limit, establish a five-year eligibility standard, allow conferences to negotiate future media rights collectively and cap conference membership at 19 schools.
The NCAA and major conferences support the legislation, but the National College Players Association, NAACP and AFL-CIO argue that its antitrust protections give too much power to schools and the NCAA. The bill now moves to the House, which will remain in recess until after the November midterm elections, leaving its final passage uncertain.
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