{
  "id": 10584309,
  "title": "Senate passes Protect College Sports Act, sends bill to House",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/senate-passes-protect-college-sports-act-sends-bill-to-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/senate-passes-protect-college-sports-015600053.html"
  },
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  "account": "The Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) by a vote of 77-23, sending the bipartisan legislation to the House for further consideration. Authored by Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, the bill aims to bring sweeping reforms to college athletics. This marks a significant step in the fight for federal legislation in college sports, following years of lobbying efforts. The Senate vote brings the bill closer to becoming law, though it still needs to pass the House and receive President Donald Trump's signature. Trump has long supported the legislation.\n\nThe PCSA would grant the NCAA an antitrust exemption, allowing it to limit athletes to one transfer without penalty and standardize the new five-year, age-based eligibility policy. The bill also seeks to increase the revenue-sharing cap to nearly $50 million, with more stringent enforcement around the rev-share cap. Schools would be able to pool their media rights, and an agent registry would be established with a maximum 5% fee. Additionally, schools would be able to create a $22.5 million retention fund to support athletes and increase the annual revenue-sharing spend to $50 million.\n\nThe legislation also introduces the \"Lane Kiffin Rule,\" which would prevent any FBS coach from leaving for a new head coaching job in-season at a new school before the end of their team's season. This rule would also extend to coordinators and assistants. The PCSA would preempt existing NIL state laws, aiming to create a national standard for college sports. The bill underwent revisions this summer, with the SEC and Big Ten conferences supporting it to garner greater bipartisan backing. The PCSA would limit the Power Four conferences to 20 members, and any Power Four team moving to a new league would have to serve as an independent for three years. Athletes would be allowed to transfer only once under the PCSA, with exceptions for head coaching changes, sport discontinuation, or misconduct.",
  "summary": "The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) by a 77-23 vote on Monday night, sending the bipartisan bill to the House, which would usher in sweeping reform to college athletics. Authored by Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Maria Cantwell, the Senate vote marks an unprecedented moment in college sports after years of lobbying […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/senate-nears-vote-on-college-sports-bill-that-would-rein-in-athlete",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:12:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/senate-nears-vote-on-college-sports-bill-that-would-rein-in-athlete-10484414",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:13:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH LIVE: Senate expected to consider the Protect College Sports Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/watch-live-senate-expected-to-consider-the-protect-college-sports-act",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:40:44.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Senate tees up college sports bill aimed at regulating NIL deals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/senate-tees-up-college-sports-bill-aimed-at-regulating-nil-deals",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:17:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Senate expected to pass landmark college sports bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/senate-expected-to-pass-landmark-college-sports-bill",
        "published": "2026-09-28T23:17:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Senate defeats proposal to limit ticket price increases for college sports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/senate-defeats-proposal-to-limit-ticket-price-increases-for-college",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:14:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "The Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act, but the bill's future is unclear",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/the-senate-passes-the-protect-college-sports-act-but-the-bills-future",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:16:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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