Bill to set rules for college sports clears first procedural vote in US Senate

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 283

Last Updated: 2 days, 18 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill that would set national standards for college athletes’ compensation.

The measure breezed through its first procedural vote that needed 60 senators to advance, 74-24.

The legislation is the latest congressional push to overhaul the college sports landscape, which continues to wrestle with a patchwork of state name, image and likeness laws, gender inequity in compensation deals and the NCAA’s controversial …

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