{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-applauds-passage-of-the-protect-college-sports-act", "Capito Applauds Passage of the Protect College Sports Act", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the U.S. Senate\u2019s passage of the Protect College Sports Act, legislation she co-sponsored that would establish national standards governing NIL, transfers, eligibility, and enforcement.\n\n\u201cI have been proud to support the Protect College Sports Act and this effort to bring structure and stability back to college athletics. This legislation serves as an updated playbook to repair a fractured system by preventing the exploitation of student athletes, holding agents and coaches accountable, providing certainty through needed guardrails, and putting education first. It also includes an amendment I authored to preserve both women\u2019s and Olympic sports\u2019 visibility and media rights, helping these sports continue to grow and inspire the next generation of athletes. With the landscape of college athletics rapidly evolving, I believe with this bill\u2019s passage, we will bring much needed certainty to the college athletics industry that has been allowed to spiral out of control,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nSenator Capito has been a vocal supporter of the Protect College Sports Act. She recently stood alongside coaches and student athletes to speak in support of the bill at a press conference on Capitol Hill. She has joined a variety of news outlets to talk about the issue including Fox News. In July, Senator Capito became a cosponsor of the legislation and has spoken at length about her support with WBOY\u2019s Gold and Blue Nation Podcast. Listen to her full interviews here and here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-30T10:57:52Z", "2026-09-30T10:59:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-applauds-passage-of-the-protect-college-sports-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9015008583664894, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}