The Senate passed the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act by 77-22 on Sept. 29, sending a broad federal college-athletics proposal to the House of Representatives. President Trump hailed the vote as a major development and congratulated New York Yankees President Randy Levine and others involved in the effort. The bill would set national rules for name, image and likeness compensation, athlete revenue sharing, recruiting, transfers and NCAA compliance while preserving athletes' ability to earn NIL income. It would provide the NCAA with federal antitrust protections for enforcing specified rules, cap NIL-related agent fees at 5%, protect scholarships after injuries or poor performance, provide scholarship access for 10 years after eligibility, and require Division I schools to cover qualifying sports-injury medical costs for five years after eligibility. Athletes would be able to transfer once without sitting out for a year. The Senate also approved an amendment allowing power conferences to include as many as 20 teams, up from 19 in an earlier version. Sens. Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell, Chris Coons and Eric Schmitt sponsored the measure. The SEC and Big Ten backed the legislation after initially withholding support, while the NAACP, AFL-CIO, its sports council and the Congressional Black Caucus opposed it over concerns including pay equity and worker protections. The House's next scheduled legislative session begins Nov. 9, and its prospects remain uncertain amid disputes over unionization, HBCU grants, foreign-athlete scholarships, antitrust protections and federal involvement in college sports.