The US Senate passed a college sports overhaul 77-22, sending to the House a bill that would establish national rules for transfers, eligibility, name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation, conference realignment and pooled media rights. The measure would allow one transfer without lost or delayed eligibility, impose a one-year penalty on a second transfer subject to four exceptions, cap eligibility at five years with specified exemptions, protect NIL compensation and require disclosure of deals exceeding $600. It would allow the NCAA to set and enforce standardized rules on transfers, recruiting and pay-for-play NIL arrangements, cap school payments to athletes and seek to prevent a super league. The bill would preempt laws in more than 30 states and leaves unresolved whether college athletes are employees, a question that some Republicans say could leave the door open to unionization. The House has already withdrawn its own SCORE Act after opposition from the Congressional Black Caucus and several Republicans, and Republican leaders currently have no plans to return lawmakers before the election for the Senate bill. The measure faces additional opposition over proposed restrictions on foreign athletes, while President Donald Trump has publicly backed congressional action. If approved by the House, the bill would go to Trump for signature.