The Senate enters its final week before a month-long recess with Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) pursuing the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act and the Ratepayer Protection Act. The college sports bill, led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), would establish federal rules for athlete compensation, cap revenue sharing and agent fees, limit transfers and midseason coaching moves, provide five-year eligibility, protect the NCAA from antitrust lawsuits, and require scholarships and medical coverage for Division I athletes. Thune is expected to file a cloture motion on Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) data-center bill Monday, ahead of a Wednesday procedural vote. The House passed the measure 417-3 on Sept. 16, but Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is seeking to block it, while some Democrats favor advancing it to pursue stronger requirements. The bill would require states to consider standards under which technology companies absorb electricity-cost increases associated with large data centers, but would not mandate state regulation. The dispute has political significance in Ohio, where former Sen. Sherrod Brown has made Husted’s data-center position a central campaign issue. Johnson and President Trump are also scheduled to meet with AI executives Tuesday over development pace and safety guardrails. Measures that do not advance may be delayed until the post-midterm lame-duck period.