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The university sports bill is progressing slowly in the Senate, while Congress has shelved other issues.

The university sports bill is progressing slowly in the Senate, while Congress has shelved other issues.

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September 18th, 2026

The university sports bill is progressing slowly in the Senate, while Congress has shelved other issues.

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Congress has been grappling all year to pass major legislation, thereby postponing debates on annual spending, national defense, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence.

国会今年一直在努力通过重大立法从而推迟了关于年度支出国防加密货币人工智能辩论

However, in the final weeks of the session, as the midterm elections approached, the Senate managed to reach agreement on one matteraddressing the issue of college sports.

然而在会期的最后几周随着中期选举临近参议院能够就一件事达成一致——解决大学体育问题

This week, the Senate voted twice to advance legislation aimed at comprehensively overhauling the rules and financing of college sports.

参议院本周两次投票推进一项立法,该立法旨在全面改革大学体育的规则与融资

The move is intended to put guardrails on runaway spending, prevent endless legal disputes, and restore order to what supporters of the bill call the "chaos" in athletic programs.

此举意在急剧膨胀的开支设置护栏防止无休止的法律纠纷并为该法案支持者所称的体育项目中的“混乱”恢复秩序

Although more than 70 senators have already voiced their support for the bill, it must still be passed by the House of Representatives, and a final vote could take place as early as next week.

尽管已有逾70名参议员表态支持该法案,其仍须在众议院获得通过,而最终表决最早可能于下周举行。

Nevertheless, some critics in the Senate say this is far from the most urgent matter facing Congressand they question why senators are not focusing on what they call more pressing issues before the midterm elections.

尽管如此,一些参议院的批评者表示,这远非国会面临的最紧迫事项——并质疑参议员们为何不在中期选举前专注于他们所说的更紧迫的问题。

Rick Scott, a Republican senator from Florida who opposes the sports bill, said that Congress should focus primarily on affordability issues before lawmakers leave Washington to campaign.

反对该体育法案佛罗里达州共和党参议员里克·斯科特表示在议员们离开华盛顿去竞选之前国会应主要处理可负担性问题

Scott said the college sports bill "draws the federal government too deeply into college sports" and could create new problems.

斯科特说这项大学体育法案让联邦政府过度介入大学体育”,可能会制造新的问题

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut stated that the Senate should focus its efforts on other matters, because "we are in the midst of a catastrophic war and a worsening cost crisis."

康涅狄格州民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲表示参议院集中精力处理其他事务因为我们正身处一场灾难性的战争不断加剧的成本危机之中”。

Murphy said this week that the college sports legislation is addressing "a fabricated crisis."

墨菲本周表示,这项大学体育立法正在应对“一场虚假的危机”。

He argued that the bill falls short in reforming the system and protecting athletes.

他辩称,该法案在改革体制和保护运动员方面做得不够。

Supporters of the bill say it would lower university costs, provide new health and labor protections for hundreds of thousands of student-athletes, and establish a single set of uniform rules for all universities.

该法案的支持者表示,它将降低大学成本,为数十万学生运动员提供新的健康和劳动保护,并为所有大学制定一套统一的规则。

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This summer, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, promised the bill's chief sponsorsCommerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, and the committee's ranking Democrat, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washingtonthat he would hold a vote on the bill in September.

参议院多数党领袖南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩今年夏天向该法案的主要发起人——商务委员会主席得克萨斯州共和党人特德·克鲁兹以及该委员会首席民主党人、华盛顿州参议员玛丽亚·坎特韦尔——承诺他将在9月就该法案举行投票

He said there is "pent-up demand" to fix college sports, "and it clearly is broken."

他说修复大学体育存在“被压抑的需求”,“而且它显然已经支离破碎”。

"I have always believed that, as time has gone on, it has become evident that no one else is going to fix it," Thune said.

“我始终认为,随着时间的推移,事实已然证明,不会有其他人去修复它,”图恩说道。

The legislation is intended to address what Cantwell calls a "spending spiral" that has engulfed college sports, as name, image, and likeness paymentsthat is, the money student-athletes earn by monetizing endorsements, social media, public appearances, and the likehave led to a $30 million payroll for a football team.

该立法旨在解决坎特韦尔所说的支出螺旋”,这种螺旋已笼罩大学体育,因为姓名、形象和肖像权付款——学生运动员通过将代言、社交媒体、公开露面等变现而获得的钱——已导致橄榄球队出现3000万美元的薪资总额

A report released by Cantwell earlier this year shows that, among the 53 schools in the "Power Four" conferences whose data is publicly available, institutional and government support for athletic programs increased by $519.9 million between 2015 and 2025.

坎特韦尔今年早些时候发布的一份报告显示,在“权力四”联盟中53所数据公开可得的学校里,2015年至2025年间,机构和政府对体育项目的支持增加了5.199亿美元。

The bill would cap the revenue that universities can share with their players, establish a retention fund for schools to keep their existing players, and allow conferences to opt for centralized television media rights, a move that could generate more revenue.

该法案将限制大学可与其球员分享的收入,为学校增设一个留人资金池以留住现有球员并允许各联盟选择集中电视媒体版权此举可能带来更多收入

It would also restrict player transfers in order to curb the transfer portal, which has led to players constantly switching teams.

还将限制球员转学以遏制导致球员不断换队转学门户

It would also codify the NCAA's new rule permitting players up to five years of eligibility, cap agent fees, and grant the NCAA limited antitrust protection.

它还将把NCAA允许球员最多五年资格的新规则编入法律,限制经纪人费用,并给予NCAA有限的反垄断保护。

Supporters say that guardrails around big spending will help save money for smaller sports programmes, including women's and Olympic sports that many schools treat as lower priorities.

支持者表示围绕大额支出护栏将有助于为规模较小的体育项目节省资金包括许多学校优先级较低女子和奥林匹克项目

It will also introduce new requirements that allow student athletes to keep their scholarships and receive longer-term healthcare.

它还将实施新要求允许学生运动员保留奖学金并获得更长期的医疗保健

"We can fully recognize these rights today, enshrine them as sacred and inviolable, and ensure that these athletes are forever protected," Cantwell said.

“我们今天完全可以承认这些权利,将其奉为神圣不可侵犯,并确保这些运动员永远受到庇护,”坎特韦尔说道。

On Friday, senators were still making final revisions to the bill, adjusting a provisionwhich could shorten waiting periods if schools wish to change conferencesand adding language to clarify that the bill would not override other existing laws concerning transgender girls and women in sports.

参议员们周五仍在就该法案进行最后的修改调整一项条款——学校更换联盟该条款可缩短等待时间——增添措辞以澄清该法案不会凌驾于现行涉及体育中跨性别女孩和女性的其他法律之上。

The bill still faces criticism.

该法案面临批评

Labor and civil rights organizations have voiced their opposition, and all four Black Democrats in the SenateCory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Angela Alsobrooksvoted against the bill.

劳工民权组织表示反对参议院所有四名黑人民主党人——科里·布克拉斐尔·沃诺克丽莎·布朗特·罗切斯特安吉拉·阿尔斯布鲁克斯——都投票反对该法案

Booker stated that the bill still grants the NCAA excessive power while failing to hold players sufficiently accountable.

布克表示,该法案仍赋予NCAA过多权力,却没有对球员足够的问责。

"For a long time, the NCAA has turned a blind eye to the calls for justice from exploited college athletes," he said.

“NCAA长期以来一直对被剥削的大学运动员争取正义的呼声视而不见,”他说。

However, many of his fellow Democrats supported it, arguing that the current situation had become untenable.

然而,他的诸多民主党同僚却对此表示支持,认为现行状况已然难以为继。

"College sports are a uniquely American phenomenon, an integral part of our culture," said Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware.

大学体育是一种独特的美国事物是我们文化的一部分,”特拉华州民主党人克里斯·库恩斯

He said the passage of this legislation should give Americans "some hope that at least we can stabilize college sports.

他说该立法的通过应该给美国人一些希望至少我们能够稳定大学体育

Progress on this issue is long overdue."

在这个问题上取得进展早就应该发生了。”

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