CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 236

119th Congress · Session 2 · September 17, 2026

A vote on whether to start debating something

This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.

What was being voted on

119-S-4668 — Protect College Sports Act of 2026

This bill sets national rules for student athlete name, image, and likeness rights. It creates protections for academic progress, medical coverage, and health and safety standards. The legislation also modifies the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow the formation of entities that sell media rights and share revenue. Additionally, it establishes a Congressional Commission on the Future of College Athletics. Finally, the bill creates a grant program to improve broadband, technology, and sports broadcast infrastructure at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668
A bill 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.
Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 77Nay: 22Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D271800
Independent I1100
Republican R49301
Official record
How each member voted (100)
77 yea, 22 nay, 1 not voting