College Sports Bill Inches Ahead in the Senate Even as Congress Punts Other Issues - WXXV News 25

College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues - WXXV News 25

AP Photo/ Mariam ZuhaibBy  MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on annual spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. But in its final weeks in session as the midterm elections approach, the Senate can agree on doing one thing — addressing college sports. The Senate voted twice this week...

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The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 in a motion to proceed with the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) to go to the chamber floor for consideration. With the bill headed to the Senate floor for deliberation, a final vote may happen as soon as next week. Senators can still offer amendments to the bill, while Senate leaders have filed cloture on a Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment, an updated version of PCSA that would replace the original text, and th…

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture Thursday on the Commerce Committee-cleared Protect College Sports Act (S-4668), setting up further votes next week on the measure after the chamber voted 77-22 that afternoon on a motion to proceed to...