U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5561: Protect America's Game Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to protect the exclusive broadcast window of the Army-Navy college football game.
What the bill says
To protect the exclusive broadcast window of the Army-Navy college football game.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To protect the exclusive broadcast window of the Army-Navy college football game. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America's Game Act . SECTION 2. Protection of Army-Navy game The Act of September 30, 1961 (commonly known as the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 ) ( 15 U.S.C. 1291 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 7. Protection of Army-Navy game (a) Exemption of certain college sports agreements from antitrust laws The antitrust laws, as defined in the first sentence of section 1 of this Act, shall not apply to any joint agreement, by or among institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) engaging in or conducting organized intercollegiate sports, or conferences that have such institutions as members, to form and operate an entity that sells or otherwise transfers to a third party all or any part of the rights of the institutions or conferences in the sponsored telecasting of the intercollegiate athletic competitions engaged in or conducted by the institutions or conferences. (b) Prohibition on broadcasts that overlap with Army-Navy game (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply to any joint agreement described in that subsection that permits any person to …
Sponsors
- Sheehy, Tim (R) · primary sponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Sports and Recreation
Common questions
- What is SB5561?
- SB5561 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protect America's Game Act.
- What does SB5561 do?
- In its own words: To protect the exclusive broadcast window of the Army-Navy college football game.
- What is the status of SB5561?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5561?
- Sheehy, Tim (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5561?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5561
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