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Senate Passes College Sports Regulation Act

The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday to regulate college sports, aiming to end 'chaos' in an industry upended by athlete payments and transfers.

The Protect College Sports Act passed with an overwhelming 77-22 vote, representing the strongest congressional effort yet to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their name, image, and likeness, as well as transfer rules. The legislation would grant the NCAA new authority over these matters and provide limited antitrust protections to enforce them.

Critics argue the legislation does not go far enough in addressing the challenges facing college athletics, but supporters maintain it represents a necessary step toward bringing stability to the industry. iwanktv.club