Yankees president Randy Levine is pressing the House to pass the Senate-approved Protect College Sports Act, and the SenateCommerce account renewed the push for a floor vote on Nov. 11. Its House prospects remain uncertain. Urgency, apparently, is easier to assemble than votes. Source Source Source
In a Nov. 10 letter to House lawmakers obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Levine wrote:
“Members of Congress, the ball is in your court. It is the ninth inning, fourth quarter, third period.” Source
He also wrote: “History will remember if you choose wrong. Pass the PCSA.” Source
The bill passed the Senate with 77 votes, USA TODAY reports. On Nov. 11, SenateCommerce addressed Speaker Johnson in a public post: “Let's bring the bill to the House floor, hold the vote, and get this done to save college sports!” Source Source
The lame-duck push
An unnamed lobbyist who had worked directly with a Power conference and individual power-conference schools told USA TODAY Sports: “It’s dead.” The outlet said the person spoke anonymously to discuss the bill’s prospects candidly. Source
Separately, Sports Business Journal’s Nov. 9 account of Jon Wilner’s Mercury News analysis said the Democratic midterm sweep had made passage extraordinarily unlikely. Wilner argued that House Democrats were already skeptical and that supporters would struggle to gather enough Republican votes during the lame-duck session—the period before newly elected lawmakers take office. SBJ quoted him saying: “There’s little chance, in fact, that a vote will even take place.” Source
A Capitol Hill proponent who had worked on the bill urged passage during the lame-duck session, telling USA TODAY Sports there was “no realistic path” to matching its bipartisan Senate support with a new bill in 2027 or beyond. Source
Levine argues the measure would deliver benefits to athletes and support historically Black colleges and universities, women’s sports and Olympic sports. Source
SenateCommerce’s Nov. 11 appeal gives no date for a House vote. Source
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