- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: September 17, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6786. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2__. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION WITH PRIVATE EQUITY
FIRMS.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Covered firm.—The term “covered firm” means an
entity that would be considered an investment company under
section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-3) but for the application of paragraph (1) or (7) of
subsection (c) of such section 3.
(2) Institution; intercollegiate athletic competition;
student athlete.—The terms “institution”,
“intercollegiate athletic competition”, and “student
athlete” have the meanings given those terms in section 8 of
the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, as redesignated by
section 201(b)(1) of this Act.
(b) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, or any amendment made by this title, an
institution may not participate with a covered firm in any
capacity with respect to—
(1) the sale, licensing, or other conveyance of media
rights for intercollegiate athletic competitions; or
(2) the operation of an intercollegiate sports program at
the institution, including with respect to coaching,
recruiting, scheduling, or the support of student athletes.