Revisions to the proposed Protect College Sports Act have been sent to major conference commissioners, including the SEC and Big Ten, for approval as pressure mounts to bring the bipartisan bill to a Senate vote. The legislation aims to bring order to college athletics amid ongoing chaos over name, image and likeness (NIL) payments, transfer rules and revenue sharing, and is being described by advisors as a critical opportunity to establish clear federal rules for the sector.

The push for a finalised text intensified after Senate Majority Leader John Thune cast doubt last week on when a vote might happen, prompting Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell to press for the bill to be reworked into a form that could secure broader support. Cody Campbell, a presidential advisor on college sports, has called the bipartisan effort the "last and only chance" to fix the current disorder in collegiate athletics, underscoring the urgency conference leaders and lawmakers now face to agree revised terms before any Senate vote timeline is set.