1SENATE · SEP 28, 2026
Passed the Senate
77–22PASSED
R 50–2 D 26–19 I 1–1
On Passage of the Bill · roll 250 · 1 not voting
Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Protect College Sports Act of 2026
Official title: A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 2, 2026
- Committee actionJun 18, 2026
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2026 · 77–22
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 5, 2026 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 4668.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026” on July 31, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 24, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 31, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62630
- CBO publication date
- July 31, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 4668, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/4668
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
4 recorded roll-call votes on S. 4668. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 Senate). Tap to show.
Mostly cloture votes (attempts to cut off debate) (2 of 3). Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Cloture vote to start debateCloture on the motion to proceedSenate · Sep 15, 2026 · roll 235 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 49–4 D 24–19 I 1–174–24Agreed
- Start debate on S. 4668Motion to proceedSenate · Sep 17, 2026 · roll 236R 49–3 D 27–18 I 1–177–22Agreed
- Cloture vote to end debateCloture motionSenate · Sep 24, 2026 · roll 243 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 49–3 D 24–21 I 1–174–25Agreed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 4 of 4 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ben Luján (D-NM), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.