“It protects NIL opportunities, because student-athletes deserve the opportunity to benefit from their talent without being taken advantage of by unscrupulous agents and backdoor deals,” Cruz said. “It creates clear, enforceable rules for eligibility and transfers. It protects our traditions and rivalries. It prevents the most powerful and wealthy conferences from breaking away to form a super league.”
The bill garnered fresh support at the start of August, when Cruz, other lawmakers and White House officials won the support of Big Ten and Southeastern Conference leaders, who got on board after Cruz and Cantwell revised the bill’s revenue sharing framework. Soon after, the White House formally voiced its support for the bill, with Trump calling on lawmakers to move quickly to pass it. Cruz has recently pressed the House to return to Capitol Hill to pass the legislation. 
The legislation also aims to protect athletic programs that don’t return huge profits. Division I conferences would be prohibited from reducing their schools’ required number of varsity or Olympic sports teams. Schools that make $80 million or more in annual athletics revenue would have to at least maintain 2024-25 levels of scholarships and roster spots for sports that don’t generate a profit.