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Cory Booker (D-NJ)

To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.

S.Amdt. 6835 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S.Amdt. 6776, an amendment to S. 4668 — Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Last activity — Under the order of 9/28/26, amendment SA 6835 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 249.

Failed

47 yes 52 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment would add new sections to the bill regarding transfer protections and compensation for coaches.

It would allow a coach to transfer from one four-year institution to another once without losing or delaying eligibility to coach intercollegiate sports.

A coach could transfer a second time with a loss of eligibility during the first academic year following the transfer, unless the transfer is due to the discontinuation of a sport the individual coaches or due to sexual assault or harassment by an individual associated with the current institution.

The amendment would require that any endorsement contract for a varsity sports team coach be for a valid business purpose and matching the pay of similar individuals who are not coaches.

Institutions would be required to include information on any current endorsement contracts for varsity coaches in required disclosures.

Finally, the amendment would set a limit on contract buyout or termination fees so they do not exceed the coach's greatest annual compensation excluding bonuses, and it would prevent institutions from paying a varsity coach more than $5,000,000 per year.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 47 yes · 52 no

    See who voted how →

    09/28/2026 · Roll call 249 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6835 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)”