[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS

  (Mr. BAUMGARTNER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BAUMGARTNER. Mr. Speaker, tonight is the NCAA championship, but 
the magic of March Madness is gone. Every number one seed has made the 
Final Four. There are no upsets, no Cinderellas, just bigger brands 
with bigger budgets. Why? It is because college sports is on a downward 
trajectory, and the magic of what used to make it special is gone.
  Now the House v. NCAA settlement will unleash even more chaos with no 
plan to protect small schools, Olympic sports, or competitive balance. 
That is why tonight I am introducing the Restore College Sports Act. It 
replaces the NCAA with a new entity under Presidential authority to 
regulate public college sports as a public good. It fixes the NIL 
transfer process to eliminate chaos, and it equally shares revenue 
across all sports and all schools to increase opportunities in Olympic 
sports and create competitive balance.
  Mr. Speaker, indeed, tonight is a big moment with the Restore College 
Sports Act.

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