Senate passes historic bill to regulate college sports. Its toughest test comes next.
The Protect College Sports Act is halfway home.U.S. senators on Monday overwhelmingly voted to pass legislation intended to bring regulation to an unruly industry — a historic moment in NCAA history but one expected after lawmakers advanced the bill through multiple procedural steps over the last week.The bill, mainly authored by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Eric Schmitt and Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell, garnered 77 supporting votes in the 100-member chamber — a considerable margin