( June 18, 2026, 20:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has passed the Protect College Sports Act by a 19-9 vote. “A lot of people in Washington — my Washington — and around the country think that bipartisanship is dead," Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, co-sponsor of the bill alongside Republican Senator Ted Cruz, said in a statement. “But on behalf of 500,000 athletes who are seeing their future opportunities dimmed, we decided to work together to try to address this problem. This bill stands tall on behalf of athletes. This is landmark in the protections that it gives student athletes," Cantwell said. Statement follows below: ...
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