The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act in late September 2026 on a strong 77-22 bipartisan vote, sending it to the House where it remains held at the desk as of early October. Midterm elections and the chamber’s schedule have delayed consideration until after November, with any potential lame-duck action facing competing priorities and procedural hurdles before year-end. While the legislation addresses key college athletics issues such as transfer limits, revenue-sharing caps near $50 million per school, agent fee restrictions, and conference realignment guardrails, the compressed timeline and House dynamics have led traders to assign a 72% implied probability that it will not become law before 2027.