Text of Senate Amendment 6807

On 2026-09-22, Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6807" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6807

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 150 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 150 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4872] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6807. Mrs. MOODY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6776 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Cruz (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schmitt, and Mr. Coons)) 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: In section 7(a)(1) of the Act of September 30, 1961 (commonly known as the ``Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961''), as added by section 205, strike subparagraphs (A) and (B) and insert the following: ``(A) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, merge or consolidate with, or acquire the assets or media rights of, another covered conference or a covered institution, if as a result of the transaction, the number of institutions that are members of the covered conference would be less than 75 percent of the institutions participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision, as defined by Bylaw 20.9.9 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; or ``(B) acquire the assets or media rights of an institution that is not a covered institution, unless, as a result of the transaction, the number of institutions that are members of the covered conference does not exceed 20 institutions; or ______