Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell are introducing a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming college sports. The proposed legislation seeks to regulate player payments, limit transfers, and address coaching movement during the season. This initiative comes in response to the current chaos in college sports and aims to provide stability and predictability for athletes and programs.
- ▪The bill is called the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) and aims to break a congressional logjam.
- ▪It would limit players to one unrestricted transfer during their college careers and regulate coaching changes midseason.
- ▪The legislation includes provisions for health insurance and scholarship guarantees for athletes.
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- ▪ Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill — The Washington Times
- ▪ Cruz and Cantwell strike bipartisan deal to ‘save college sports’ amid legal battles — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Sen. Ted Cuz, Maria Cantwell Announce Deal To Save College Sports… Maybe — Dailycaller
- ▪ Senate bipartisan bill tackles NIL chaos in college sports, creates ‘Lane Kiffin Rule’ — New York Post
- ▪ Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule' — Fox News — Latest
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onKey Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan billThe senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restric...ByEDDIE PELLS AP national writerMay 27, 2026, 11:30 AM1:14FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 28, 2026.
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