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  "id": 10590777,
  "title": "SEC, power conferences release statements after Protect College Sports Act passes Senate vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/sec-power-conferences-release-statements-after-protect-college-sports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:38:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sec-power-conferences-release-statements-023833173.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation, successfully passed the Senate on a 77-23 vote on Monday. Following the vote, each power conference – Big 12, ACC, SEC, and Big Ten – released statements expressing their support for the legislation. The bill will now be sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, which is set to return to session after the midterm elections.\n\nIn their statement, the SEC emphasized the importance of the act in providing a clear framework for college athletics, protecting student-athletes, and promoting women's and Olympic sports. The Big Ten also thanked Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell for their efforts in introducing the bill. The Big 12 conference echoed these sentiments, highlighting the need to \"move beyond uncertainty\" as the NIL and revenue-share landscape continues to evolve.\n\nThe Protect College Sports Act would grant the NCAA an antitrust exemption, standardize the eligibility policy, increase revenue sharing, and establish an agent registry with a maximum 5% fee. It would also allow schools to pool media rights and provide more enforcement around the revenue share cap.",
  "summary": "After the Protect College Sports Act passed a full Senate vote 77-23 on Monday, each of the power conference released a statement praising the advancement. The bipartisan legislation will now head to the U.S. House of Representatives. The power conferences all voiced their support for the Protect College Sports Act as it went through the […]",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T16:12:01.000Z"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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",
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      {
        "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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