One step closer to government breaking football even more

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/08/05/protect-college-sports-act-nearing-senate-vote-as-thune-files-cloture/

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has “filed cloture on the motion to proceed” on the Protect College Sports Act, according to Ross Dellenger of YAHOO SPORTS. This is the “first of several steps in beginning the process for a full vote on the act that could drag on several days and into the weekend.” Several hurdles remain, but Thune’s filing “means the cloture vote on PCSA -- a procedural step -- can happen as early as Friday and a full vote over the weekend.” However, that is “assuming lawmakers obtain agreements to waive time constraints and clear other bills off the docket” (X, 8/5). USA TODAY’s John Brice noted that there are other “pressing items still requiring votes,” such as potential sanctions for Russia and a temporary government funding deal. The revamped bill “includes major concessions -- first deemed in order to obtain support from the Big Ten and SEC.” A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee aide said that “changes were made to address a number of concerns (not just from those two conferences)”