WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 74-24 to invoke cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill authored and introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the committee chair.
Following today's vote, the bill now awaits additional votes in the Senate. If passed by the Senate, the legislation would then be considered by the House of Representatives.
In a speech on the Senate floor before the vote, Sen. Cantwell said: "This bill brings order to [college sports]. It helps women and Olympic sp...