From the Athletic article on it
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) announced plans Wednesday for a bipartisan college sports bill, the latest development in a multi-year effort by college sports leaders to have Congress pass legislation attempting to stabilize the industry and curb the flood of legal challenges against the NCAA and power conferences.
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Cruz and Cantwell, the chair and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, respectively, worked for months toward a comprehensive bill that could potentially garner enough bipartisan support to reach 60 votes in the Senate. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) quickly signed on as co-sponsors.
The article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7311989/2026/05/27/senate-college-sports-bill-cruz-can...
The bill: https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/protect_college_sports_act.pdf
Don't think it gives Teddy much of a role in enforcement.
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The 2007 ND-UCLA game was a once in a lifetime experience, I hope
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- Cruz-Cantwell bill to “protect college sports” -
Jay,
2026-05-27, 09:19
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- If they don't do the 5 years thing... - domer.mq, 2026-05-27, 19:16
- It's not the worst idea in the world -- - omahadomer, 2026-05-27, 17:28
- Giving Ted Cruz oversight over college athletics is bad -
Captain Robb,
2026-05-27, 10:23
- There's nothing that would give anyone real oversight - omahadomer, 2026-05-27, 17:30
- There is some good stuff in there - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-27, 13:47
- From the Athletic article on it -
Greg,
2026-05-27, 13:19
- Still needs to go through markup, where I assume it will die - Captain Robb, 2026-05-27, 14:49
- Maria Cantwell is not exactly MAGA - Jack, 2026-05-27, 13:07