# Trump urges Congress to pass Protect College Sports Act before recess: ‘We have to get that done’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-urges-congress-to-pass-protect-college-sports-act-before-recess-we-have-to-get-that-done/
- Published: 2026-08-07T01:52:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T22:53:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/trump-urges-congress-pass-protect-college-sports-act-recess
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump pushes Congress to pass Protect College Sports Act before recess
- Bill stalled overnight in Senate; vote now delayed to September
- Comments made at White House event honouring US Winter Olympians

## Summary

US President Donald Trump has renewed his call for Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act before lawmakers go into recess, telling officials "we have to get that done". The bipartisan bill aims to protect the structure of collegiate athletics amid growing legal and financial pressures on the US college sports system, though the legislation stalled in an overnight Senate session and its vote has since been pushed back to September.

Trump made the comments during a White House celebration on Thursday night for more than 120 US athletes, coaches and staff who competed at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. He described the collegiate athletic system as "the engine" driving American sporting success, framing the bill's passage as essential to preserving that pipeline. Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt has been among those publicly backing the act, arguing it offers "hope" for the future of college sports.

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