The U.S. Senate passes The Protect College Sports Act, an attempt to regulate what has been nicknamed the "Wild West" era of college athletics.
The 77-22 vote included both bi-partisan support and bi-partisan opposition.
But all U.S. Senators in the four state KXCV-KRNW listening area supported the measure, which will be considered by the U.S. House after members return from a recess that continues until after the November election.
Missouri senator Eric Schmitt posted on his Facebook page that "if you don't think people talk about this back home, I don't know who you're talking to", adding "they know this thing is screwed up and they'd like to know that Republicans and Democrats could actually agree on something here to fix a problem that is so obvious."
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Nebraska senator Pete Ricketts posted on his Facebook page "I am proud to cosponsor this legislation that will support college-athletes and protect this tradition for generations to come."
Also voting for the bill but not posting comments on their social media or official websites were Josh Hawley of Missouri, Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, and Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas.
The bill would grant the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption in order to restore its five-year eligibility rule and transfer limits. The legislation would also codify the regulation of name, image and likeness deals.
