- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: September 14, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6770. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6768 submitted by Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 4668, to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 62, insert between lines 13 and 14 the following:
(f) Ineligibility Due to Certain Participation in
Professional Sports.—A student athlete shall be deemed a
professional athlete and ineligible for intercollegiate
sports if the student athlete receives compensation, direct
or indirect financial consideration, per diem, stipends, or
reimbursement in excess of reasonable, actual, and documented
travel expenses, from a professional sports team, league, or
franchise in connection with participation in any evaluation,
workout, draft combine, or training camp.