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Issues / College Sports / Event · Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026

Protect College Sports Act

The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act on September 28 with a 77-22 bipartisan vote, establishing a federal framework for college athletics and athlete compensation. The bill includes protections for Olympic sports and student-athlete safety. Some members opposed the legislation, citing concerns about athlete protections and labor rights, while others praised its passage.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 9, 2026

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33Members · 12 D · 21 R
26Actions · 10 D · 16 R
25States & territories · FL · CT · TX · DE lead
1Bill named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 2323Wk ofSep 301Wk ofOct 71Wk ofOct 14Wk ofOct 211Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 7
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 4
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 9
Other 3

What members did

33 members · 26 actions

There is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.

Pushed bills · 9

D 3 R 6
  • RMike CrapoID · SenateSep 29

    Voted to support Senate passage of bill establishing federal framework for college athletics and NIL compensation.

    Press release
  • DJacky RosenNV · SenateSep 29

    Helped pass bipartisan legislation establishing regulations for college sports and athlete protections.

    Press release
  • RTim SheehyMT · SenateSep 29

    Secured Senate passage of Protect America's Game Act creating broadcast window for Army-Navy game.

    Press release
  • RAshley MoodyFL · SenateSep 29

    Amended and voted to pass Protect College Sports Act, raising conference size cap to 20 teams.

    Press release
  • RKevin CramerND · SenateSep 28

    Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act establishing national rules for college athletics.

    Press release
  • DTammy BaldwinWI · SenateSep 28

    Voted for bipartisan Protect College Sports Act setting national rules for student-athlete compensation.

    Press release · joint release, 3 signers
  • DRichard J. DurbinIL · SenateSep 28

    Voted for Protect College Sports Act including amendment protecting student athlete safety laws.

    Press release
  • RJohn HoevenND · SenateSep 28

    Announced Senate passage of Protect College Sports Act with 77-22 bipartisan vote.

    Press release
Show all 9

Criticized · 7

D 5 R 2
Show all 7

Praised · 4

D 2 R 2
Show all 4

Based on press releases since Sep 23, 2026. AI summaries of each release.

What each party did · Democrats 10 · Republicans 16

  • 0Sent letters2
  • 0Hearings1
  • 5Criticized2
  • 2Praised2
  • 3Filed or pushed bills6
  • 0Other3

Most active

Actions each member took in this window

  1. RRand Paul KY3
  2. RTodd Young IN2
  3. RAshley Moody FL2
  4. DRichard Blumenthal CT2
  5. DCory Booker NJ2
  6. DMaria Cantwell WA2
  7. DChristopher Coons DE2
  8. RTed Cruz TX2

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • FL4
  • CT4
  • TX3
  • DE3
  • KS3
  • KY3
  • IN2
  • ND2

+17 more with fewer actions

Every action

26 actions · 46 releases
  1. Oct 22, 2026
    • Letter

      RPatronis FL

      Sent letter to ACC demanding transparency on sports betting policies amid NIL discussions.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 7, 2026
  3. Oct 2, 2026
    • Letter

      RDunn FL

      Led members in letter urging changes to college sports bill conference membership provisions.

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 28, 2026
  6. Sep 25, 2026
    • Hearing

      RBritt AL

      Questioned witnesses at Senate Judiciary hearing on protecting women and girls in sports.

      Release ↗

  7. Sep 24, 2026
    • Statement

      RMoran KS

      Clarified the Protect College Sports Act's application of antitrust exemptions to collegiate media rights sales.

      Release ↗

  8. Sep 23, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works