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Editorial illustrationTrump predicts Senate sports bill will save colleges after 77–22 vote
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The Senate passed the college sports bill by 77 votes to 22. Trump predicts it will save sport and colleges, but the measure still faces the House.
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The US Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended, by 77 votes to 22 on 28 September, advancing a package of national rules for college sport and athlete payments. [2] [5]
In a Truth Social post at 10.33pm EDT that day, President Donald Trump cited the result and predicted the measure would save both college sport and the colleges themselves. He also congratulated Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees, and others he said had worked on it. [1]
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The package would let the National Collegiate Athletic Association standardise rules on transfers, recruitment and pay-for-play name, image and likeness deals, while limiting what schools can pay athletes, Axios reported. The bill still faces consideration in the House, where Axios described its prospects as difficult. [5]
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