The Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (PCSA) would create federal athlete safety standards that have devastating loopholes: a public university could violate those protections, an athlete could be sexually abused or killed as a result, and the university could invoke state sovereign immunity are claim to “cure” the violation to block a damages lawsuit under the very law Congress claims will protect athletes.
That is not protection. That is injustice written into federal law.
These survivors, families, and whistleblowers are demanding that Congress fix the PCSA before it passes. They are demanding independent third-party enforcement of athlete safety protections. They are demanding meaningful accountability when universities violate those protections. And they are demanding a real path to justice for every college athlete.
The crisis in college sports is not pros returning to college football teams or even athlete movement. The crisis is the rampant athlete abuse and harm at the hands of universities across the nation.
These survivors and parents are fighting to protect others. The National College Players Association stands with them in that fight.
READ THEIR LETTER AND DEMANDS TO SENATE LEADERS →Thune, Schumer, Cruz & Cantwell
The letter states in part:
“Many of us have already endured sexual abuse, institutional betrayal, or the death of a loved one. Congress must not compound that harm by leaving victims and families without meaningful accountability.”
— College-athlete sexual-abuse survivors, whistleblowers and bereaved families
You cannot cure sexual abuse. You cannot cure a death. And Senate leaders should not shield universities from accountability when they harm college athletes.