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S. 4668U.S. CongressPassed Senate 119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Last status update Oct 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Protect College Sports Act of 2026 This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited antitrust exemption for schools and conferences to pool and sell certain college sports media rights. The requirements address elements of the court-approved agreement to settle In re College Athlete NIL Litigation (i.e., House settlement). First, the bill statutorily prohibits institutions, conferences, or interstate intercollegiate athletic associations (e.g., the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA]) from restricting student athletes from entering NIL agreements (subject to specified limitations). Students must report to their institution NIL compensation greater than $600. The bill requires agents to register with a state and caps agent endorsement contract fees at 5%.The bill also provides student athletes with one transfer without losing athletic eligibility and restricts football personnel from becoming the head football coach at a different institution during the same season. Further, the bill prohibits institutions, conferences, or specified entities acting for the benefit of an institution from providing athletes with compensation that circumvents the limit on sharing revenue with student athletes established under the House settlement. The bill also makes the limit permanent and provides for an annual inflation adjustment. The bill generally prohibits Division I conferences from reducing the number of varsity or Olympic sports teams that a member institution must sponsor. Specifically, large institutions ($80 million or more in annual athletics revenue) must offer and maintain at least as many grant-in-aid opportunities and roster spots for sports that do not generate positive net revenue as the institution provided during academic year 2024-25. The bill provides for a waiver of this requirement under certain circumstances of financial hardship and the requirements expire nine years after the enactment of the bill. Additionally, the bill establishes (subject to specified conditions) a limited antitrust exemption for institutions or conferences that form joint agreements to transfer their sports telecasting rights to a third party. Such an agreement requires participation from at least 75% of the institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a House or Senate floor decision: every recorded roll call on this measure, plus passage by voice vote or unanimous consent, which records no individual votes. Each stage shows the latest version published before that day; the chamber may have voted on an amended text. Roll calls name every member. A member's row follows their votes, and a highlighted vote marks where they voted for advancing the measure at one stage and against it at another (passage, cloture, motions to proceed, agreeing to the other chamber's version). Amendments and motions such as recommit or table don't count as a change, because an aye there isn't a vote for the measure.

  1. Introduced in Senate
  2. Reported to Senate
  3. Engrossed in Senateby Senate passage

Decision stages

  1. Senate cloture to proceed on Reported to Senate: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to

    74 aye · 24 no · 2 not voting · Source roll call

  2. Senate motion to proceed on Reported to Senate: Motion to Proceed Agreed to

    77 aye · 22 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

  3. Senate cloture on Reported to Senate: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    70 aye · 21 no · 9 not voting · Source roll call

  4. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Agreed to

    77 aye · 23 no · Source roll call

  5. Senate cloture on Reported to Senate: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    74 aye · 25 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

  6. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Agreed to

    96 aye · 1 no · 3 not voting · Source roll call

  7. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Rejected

    1 aye · 94 no · 5 not voting · Source roll call

  8. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Rejected

    42 aye · 54 no · 4 not voting · Source roll call

  9. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Rejected

    49 aye · 50 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

  10. Senate amendment on Reported to Senate: Amendment Rejected

    47 aye · 52 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

  11. Senate passage on Reported to Senate: Bill Passed, reported as Engrossed in Senate

    77 aye · 22 no · 1 not voting · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of S. 4668
MemberCloture to proceed
Reported to Senate		Motion to proceed
Reported to Senate		Cloture
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Cloture
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Passage
Reported to Senate		Change along the path
Mazie K. HironoD-HIAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAyeAye → No at Senate cloture (Reported to Senate)No → Aye at Senate passage (Reported to Senate)
Brian SchatzD-HIAyeAyeNVAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
Richard DurbinD-ILNoNoNoAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAyeNo → Aye at Senate cloture (Reported to Senate)
Ashley MoodyR-FLNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoNoNoNoAyeNo → Aye at Senate passage (Reported to Senate)
Alex PadillaD-CANoAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAyeNo → Aye at Senate motion to proceed (Reported to Senate)
Jack ReedD-RIAyeAyeNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at Senate cloture (Reported to Senate)
Chuck SchumerD-NYAyeAyeNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at Senate cloture (Reported to Senate)
Tommy TubervilleR-ALNoAyeNVAyeAyeNoNoNVNoNoAyeNo → Aye at Senate motion to proceed (Reported to Senate)
Ronald WydenD-ORAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAyeAye → No at Senate cloture (Reported to Senate)No → Aye at Senate passage (Reported to Senate)
91 more Senate members
MemberCloture to proceed
Reported to Senate		Motion to proceed
Reported to Senate		Cloture
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Cloture
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Amendment
Reported to Senate		Passage
Reported to Senate		Change along the path
Angela AlsobrooksD-MDNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Alan ArmstrongR-OKAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Tammy BaldwinD-WIAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
James BanksR-INAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNVNoAyeNoNoAye
John BarrassoR-WYAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Michael BennetD-COAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Marsha BlackburnR-TNAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Richard BlumenthalD-CTNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Cory BookerD-NJNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoNoAyeAyeNo
John BoozmanR-ARAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Katie BrittR-ALAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoAyeAye
Theodore BuddR-NCAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Maria CantwellD-WAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeNoAye
Shelley CapitoR-WVAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Bill CassidyR-LAAyeAyeNVAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Susan CollinsR-MEAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeNoAye
Christopher CoonsD-DENVAyeNVAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
John CornynR-TXAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNVNVNoNoNoAye
Tom CottonR-ARAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Kevin CramerR-NDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Michael CrapoR-IDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Ted CruzR-TXAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
John CurtisR-UTAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Steve DainesR-MTAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Tammy DuckworthD-ILNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Joni ErnstR-IAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
John FettermanD-PAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
Deb FischerR-NEAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Ruben GallegoD-AZAyeAyeNVAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirsten GillibrandD-NYNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Darline GrahamR-SCAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Charles GrassleyR-IAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Bill HagertyR-TNAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Maggie HassanD-NHAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Joshua HawleyR-MOAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeNoAye
Martin HeinrichD-NMAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
John HickenlooperD-COAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
John HoevenR-NDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Christopher Van HollenD-MDNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Jon HustedR-OHAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MSAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Ron JohnsonR-WIAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
James JusticeR-WVAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Tim KaineD-VANoNoNoNoNoAyeNoNoAyeAyeNo
Mark KellyD-AZNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
John KennedyR-LAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Andy KimD-NJNoNoNVNoNoAyeNoNoAyeAyeNo
Angus KingI-MEAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy KlobucharD-MNAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
James LankfordR-OKAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Mike LeeR-UTAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNVNVNoNoAye
Ben LujánD-NMAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Cynthia LummisR-WYAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Edward MarkeyD-MANoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Roger MarshallR-KSAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Mitch McConnellR-KYAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
David McCormickR-PAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Jeff MerkleyD-ORNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Jerry MoranR-KSAyeNVAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Bernie MorenoR-OHAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Lisa MurkowskiR-AKAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Christopher MurphyD-CTNoNoNVNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Patty MurrayD-WAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Jon OssoffD-GAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
Rand PaulR-KYNoNoNoNoNoAyeAyeNoNoNoNo
Gary PetersD-MIAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Pete RickettsR-NEAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
James RischR-IDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DENoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Jacklyn RosenD-NVNVAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoAyeAyeAye
Mike RoundsR-SDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Bernard SandersI-VTNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Adam SchiffD-CANoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Eric SchmittR-MOAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Rick ScottR-FLNoNoNoNoNoAyeNoNoNoNoNo
Tim ScottR-SCAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Jeanne ShaheenD-NHAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Timothy SheehyR-MTAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Elissa SlotkinD-MIAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Tina SmithD-MNAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel SullivanR-AKAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNVNVNVNVNVNV
John ThuneR-SDAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye
Thom TillisR-NCAyeAyeNVAyeNVAyeNVNVNoNoAye
Mark WarnerD-VAAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNVNoAyeAyeAye
Raphael WarnockD-GANoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Elizabeth WarrenD-MANoNoNoNoNoAyeNoAyeAyeAyeNo
Peter WelchD-VTAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye
Sheldon WhitehouseD-RINoNoNVAyeNoAyeNoNoAyeAyeNo
Roger WickerR-MSAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAyeNoNoAye
Todd YoungR-INAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoNoNoNoAye

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

Members are identified by the Bioguide ID in each roll call, not by name. Not voting is not a no vote; a blank cell means the member wasn't listed for that roll call.Congress.gov actions ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  3. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  4. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  5. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449.

  6. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4449)

  7. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4449)

  8. Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number: 235. (CR S4715-4716)

  9. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

  10. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4743)

  11. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4773-4774)

  12. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 22. Record Vote Number: 236. (CR S4773-4774)

  13. Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4777-4790)

  14. Motion by Senator Thune to recommit to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 6781) made in Senate. (CR S4789)

  15. Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4789)

  16. Motion by Senator Thune to recommit to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 6781) fell when cloture was invoked on amendment SA 6776 in Senate.

  17. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4851)

  18. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4885)

  19. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4959-4962)

  20. Cloture on the measure, as amended, invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 25. Record Vote Number: 243.

  21. The committee substitute tabled by Voice Vote.

  22. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5021-5064)

  23. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 22. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S5044-5063)

  24. Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 22. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S5044-5063)

  25. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  26. Received in the House.

  27. Held at the desk.

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