President Donald Trump has once again urged lawmakers to pass the Protect College Sports Act, saying ‘we have to get that done’ as Congress recess looms. Trump had more than 120 athletes, coaches, staff, and representatives from Team USA for a special celebration at the White House to celebrate their achievements at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Protecting College Sports

As Trump referenced ‘the collegiate athletic system is the engine of American Olympic dominance,’ producing 88% of the Team USA representatives in those Games alone, he urged the House and Senate to pass the bill, which he said he would sign immediately at his desk. The Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill that NCAA officials continue to lobby lawmakers to pass, would provide the collegiate governing body with greater antitrust legal protections while also establishing a uniform framework for college athletics in terms of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation, the transfer portal, and more.

The bill, though, has had its obstacles in the Senate, including Thursday when three Republican senators filed an amendment aimed at preventing the bill from overriding state laws that bar biological men from competing in women’s sports. Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri, Jim Banks of Indiana, and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama are pushing to close what they view as a loophole to undo laws in their states designed to keep biological males out of women’s sports.

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