Official news and updates for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led by Chairman @SenTedCruz

Washington, D.C.
📽️ RECAP: The Protect College Sports Act is the nation's best chance at safeguarding the future of collegiate athletics. Watch our recap from yesterday's press conference below:
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📝NEW: Veteran sports agent and attorney Seth Levinson makes the case for the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, and explains why its protections for student athletes matter. "The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act gives student athletes the very protections against predatory agents they might otherwise have to negotiate collectively. Many critics of the bill would sacrifice these benefits for all student-athletes simply because the solution doesn’t conform to their ideology." Read his full op-ed on the PCSA below ⬇️
Congress, Ignore The Predatory Agents Trashing The ‘Protect College Sports Act’ thefederalist.com/2026/09/25…
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📝NEW: A @VMI1839 @VMI_Basketball student athlete makes the case for why Congress should pass the Protect College Sports Act. "If we compete under a national system, we deserve a national set of rules. The Protect College Sports Act would provide that stability while also preserving many of the opportunities that today’s student athletes have fought to earn." Read his full piece in @CardinalNewsVA ↓ cardinalnews.org/2026/09/25/…
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SENATE SET TO PASS MAJOR COLLEGE SPORTS BILL @ChadPergram breaks down what the bill would change for college sports, including NIL payments, transfers and conference moves.
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Thrilled this legislation to protect our tremendous Gulf of America red snapper fishermen and food producers is headed to @POTUS’s desk. These Alabamians deserve fairness when fishing and selling their products in the market—I’m proud to have helped champion this important effort.
🚨 NEWS: Chairman @SenTedCruz’s Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, led alongside Senators @SenBrianSchatz, @SenKatieBritt, @SenTuberville, and @SenatorWicker, is officially headed to President Trump’s desk! Read more on this critical legislation and Chairman Cruz's full statement here ↓ commerce.senate.gov/press/re…
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HUGE news for Alabama’s fishermen.
🚨 NEWS: Chairman @SenTedCruz’s Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, led alongside Senators @SenBrianSchatz, @SenKatieBritt, @SenTuberville, and @SenatorWicker, is officially headed to President Trump’s desk! Read more on this critical legislation and Chairman Cruz's full statement here ↓ commerce.senate.gov/press/re…
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🔥 "College sports is ready for a game changer, and the Senate is set to pass the Protect College Sports Act." - @WillCain Watch @ChadPergram on the @WillCainShow discuss the bill, which he describes as "the most important piece of legislation for college sports in decades." ⬇️
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Vote scheduled: At 5:30pm, on Monday, September 28th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on passage of Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended.
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TODAY: Chairman @SenTedCruz and Senator @MarkWarner introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to address vulnerabilities in the U.S. and global telecommunications sector. “Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting America’s communications networks. Securing them requires an approach that keeps pace with evolving threats. This sensible bill brings government and industry together to develop voluntary, telecom-specific cybersecurity best practices rather than adopting rigid federal mandates that quickly become outdated. As Commerce Committee chairman, I will continue working to strengthen the networks Americans rely on while preserving the innovation needed to protect them.” -Chairman Cruz Read more here ↓ commerce.senate.gov/press/re…
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BIG NEWS: The Protect College Sports Act is closer than ever to Senate passage! Today, the Senate invoked cloture on the bill with overwhelming support reflected in a 74-25 vote. After months of incorporating feedback from senators on both sides of the aisle – Republicans and Democrats – Chairman @SenTedCruz and Ranking Member @SenatorCantwell have put forward legislation that gives college sports the stability it so desperately needs. The PCSA puts a stop to the chaos, establishes a clear and enforceable *national* rulebook, protects the rights of students to earn real NIL, and preserves the traditions we all know and love. The support is overwhelming: all major athletic conferences, 385+ universities, HBCUs, @UNCF, @TMCF_HBCU, @NFL, @NBA, @MLB, @NHL, @NFLPA, @TheNBPA, @USOPC_News, @Div1SAAC, @D2SAAC, @D3SAAC, @NACDA, @FBS_Ads, and the list goes on. Next week, the Senate will return to Washington to get this done. It’s time to save college sports.
Invoked, 74-25: Motion to invoke cloture on Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended.
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📣 JUST IN: @Div1SAAC, @D2SAAC, and @D3SAAC have doubled down on their support for the Protect College Sports Act. Together, SAAC represents half a million student athletes across the country.
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Indiana is the capital of the college football world right now.
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The Protect College Sports Act has ONCE AGAIN gained overwhelming bipartisan support on the Senate floor with a vote of 77-23. One step closer to the finish line!
Adopted, 77-23: Adoption of Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment #6776 to Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
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NOW VOTING: Adoption of Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment #6776 to Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
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With the Protect College Sports Act coming to a vote in the U.S. Senate, West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito continues her support for the bill.
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Senate Commerce Republicans retweeted
If college sports continue down this path, student athletes won’t be the ones coming out on top. Our bill protects the athletes who make this system special. ➡️healthcare in school & 5 years after ➡️scholarships, even if injured ➡️the right to continue earning NIL dollars
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College sports are about more than the game. They bring us together, unite communities, and create memories that last a lifetime. But they’re at an inflection point—and we can’t afford to fail. We have to get the Protect College Sports Act across the finish line.
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