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S. 4668 · 119th Congress · pending

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Held at the desk.

Latest official action 2026-10-05 · Unknown

The bill, briefly

The available official summary covers an earlier text version. Open the current source record to inspect the latest provisions.

Congressional Research Service · 2026-06-24

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.

THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE, INC

Registrant: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$150,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Sports/Athletics

Lobbying related to developing a national solution to preserve the unique model of American athletics, while modernizing the system to increase economic opportunity for all student-athletes on issues surrounding their name, image, and likeness. H.R.4312 - SCORE Act S.4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Lobbyists named: COLLEEN BELL, HAWLEY STANTON

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NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION

Registrant: NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$80,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Health Issues

Athlete safety; Student athlete concussions; FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act; U.S. Army Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program; Matters related to physical fitness; Athletic training workforce matters; SCORE Act (H.R. 4312); Matters regarding concussion and traumatic brain injuries for public safety officers; Dr. Lorna Breen Reauthorization Act / Appropriations (H.R. 929); Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL); Student loan cap reform; Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (S.4668 / H.R.9137).

Lobbyists named: DEANNA KUYKENDALL

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Registrant: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$60,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Sports/Athletics

H.R. 4312, the SCORE Act. Issues pertaining to college athletics, name, image and likeness, oversight of college athletics. S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act. Issues pertaining to college athletics, name, image and likeness, oversight of college athletics.

Lobbyists named: KYLE CHRISTIAN

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PAC-12 CONFERENCE

Registrant: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$50,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Education

Lobbying related to developing a national solution to preserve the unique model of American athletics, while modernizing the system to increase economic opportunity for all student-athletes on issues surrounding their name, image, and likeness. H.R.4312 - SCORE Act S.4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Lobbyists named: JORDAN BERNSTEIN, DEVIN BARRETT, KAI ANDERSON

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Lobbying related to developing a national solution to preserve the unique model of American athletics, while modernizing the system to increase economic opportunity for all student-athletes on issues surrounding their name, image, and likeness. H.R.4312 - SCORE Act S.4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Lobbyists named: JORDAN BERNSTEIN, DEVIN BARRETT, KAI ANDERSON

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

Sports/Athletics

Lobbying related to developing a national solution to preserve the unique model of American athletics, while modernizing the system to increase economic opportunity for all student-athletes on issues surrounding their name, image, and likeness. H.R.4312 - SCORE Act S.4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Lobbyists named: JORDAN BERNSTEIN, DEVIN BARRETT, KAI ANDERSON

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registrant: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$50,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Sports/Athletics

Protect College Sports Act (S.4668)

Lobbyists named: CHRISTINE GODINEZ

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Registrant: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$25,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Sports/Athletics

s4668 Protect College Sports Act

Lobbyists named: JAMES BROUGHTON

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

Education

S4668 Protect College Sports Act (prior to SCORE Act) Senate DoW/Education Appropriations bills

Lobbyists named: JAMES BROUGHTON

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Registrant: CDB PROJX LLC · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

Not available

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Education

Work on and monitor education issues such as Pell grants, NIL, internship program, veterinary school issues. Also, monitor activity regarding the Protect College Sports Act, S.4668.

Lobbyists named: CELESTE BOYKIN

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

Sports/Athletics

Monitor activity regarding the Protect College Sports Act, S.4668.

Lobbyists named: CELESTE BOYKIN

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DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION

Registrant: KATHERINE OH · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

Not available

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668) Department of Justice settlement in Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust litigation Potential Federal Trade Commission consideration of AI company destructive scanning practices

Lobbyists named: KATHERINE OH

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

9 of 9 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$50,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$46,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $9,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$45,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$45,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,999

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $0

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $7,500

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,999

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $7,500

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$38,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $8,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$36,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $3,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $6,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $7,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$35,500

Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $1,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$35,000

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000

John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$35,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$33,000

Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $3,000

Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $2,000

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $4,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $6,500

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$32,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000

Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $3,500

Official PAC record
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,500

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $9,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$31,500

Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $8,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $1,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$31,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$31,000

Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $2,500

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC$31,000

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,500

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $1,500

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000

John Hoeven · Cosponsor · $4,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ALSOPAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
COMMON GROUND PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DEFEND THE DREAM$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GIDDY UP PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GRANITE VALUES PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HAWAII PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $6,500

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
IN OUR HANDS$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$30,000

Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $5,000

Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $2,500

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000

Official PAC record
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LOBO PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
M-PAC$30,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.