College sports is chaos right now. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Washington's Maria Cantwell are trying to do something about that with the Protect College Sports Act. It just passed the Senate Commerce Committee and heads to the Senate floor next. What's in the bill? And what do politicians gain when they take on this type of legislation?

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Danny O'Neil, Seattle sportswriter and author of The Dang Apostrophe newsletter

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College sports is chaos right now. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Washington's Maria Cantwell are trying to do something about that with the <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/big-ten-sec-push-back-on-protect-college-sports-act-ahead-of-hearing/">Protect College Sports Act</a>. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5930155-senate-commerce-committee-passes-college-sports-act/">It just passed</a> the Senate Commerce Committee and heads to <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/college-sports-bill-clears-key-senate-hurdle-despite-sec-big-ten-opposition/">the Senate floor next</a>. What's in the bill? And what do politicians gain when they take on this type of legislation? Guest Danny O'Neil, Seattle sportswriter and author of <a href="https://www.dannyoneil.com/newsletters">The Dang Apostrophe newsletter</a> Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundpolitics/">https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundpolitics/</a>. Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Gabrielle Healy. Our hosts are Libby Denkmann and Scott Greenstone.

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The two lawmakers agree on almost nothing. But they are trying to do something about the chaos engulfing college sports. 