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Floor SpeechNeutral2026-09-22

Text of Senate Amendment 6824

Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
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On 2026-09-22, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6824" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6824

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 150 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 150 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4882] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6824. Mrs. BLACKBURN 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: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. ___. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to waive, abrogate, modify, or limit the rights of sovereign immunity of a public institution of higher education available at law. ____________________
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