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Trump Backs Bipartisan College Sports Bill, Senate Delays Vote

8/12/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump backs a bipartisan Senate college-sports bill to set a national framework.
He enlisted former Alabama coach Nick Saban and Yankees President Randy Levine to lobby senators.
Senators Ted Cruz, Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) drafted it, omitting employee language for student-athletes.
A White House official said the Senate postponed the first vote and the bill will return in mid-September, with Democrats possibly demanding concessions.

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U.S. President Donald Trump backs a bipartisan Senate college-sports bill to set a national framework.
He enlisted former Alabama coach Nick Saban and Yankees President Randy Levine to lobby senators.
Senators Ted Cruz, Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) drafted it, omitting employee language for student-athletes.
A White House official said the Senate postponed the first vote and the bill will return in mid-September, with Democrats possibly demanding concessions.