[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4836]
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SA 6795. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4668, 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; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
Insert after section 112 the following:
SEC. 113. TRANSFER PROTECTIONS FOR COACHES.
An institution, a conference, an intercollegiate athletic
association, or any representative of such entity shall
permit a coach to transfer from one four-year institution to
another four-year institution--
(1) once without losing or delaying eligibility to coach
intercollegiate sports;
(2) except as provided in paragraph (3), a second time with
a loss of eligibility to coach intercollegiate sports during
the first academic year following the transfer; and
(3) additionally, without losing or delaying eligibility to
coach intercollegiate sports, upon--
(A) discontinuation of a sport that the individual coaches;
or
(B) sexual assault or harassment of the coach by an
individual associated with the institution at which the
individual coaches.
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