Senate Moves Forward on College Sports Bill
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The Senate is a part of the U.S. government. It votes on new laws. This week, the Senate voted on a new bill. The bill is called the Protect College Sports Act.
A bill is an idea for a new law. This bill is about college sports. It also talks about money for college athletes. This is called athlete compensation.
The Senate voted to start talking about the bill. This is called consideration. It means they will look at it more.
Democrats are one of the two big political groups in the U.S. Many Democrats supported this vote. This helped the bill move forward.
The bill is not a law yet. The Senate must still discuss it and vote again. Many people are watching what happens next.
Vocabulary5 words
- Senate
- a part of the U.S. government that makes laws
- bill
- an idea for a new law
- athlete compensation
- money paid to sports players
- consideration
- looking at something carefully before deciding
- Democrats
- one of the two main political groups in the U.S.
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Answer key
1. Begin talking about a new bill 2. Protect College Sports Act 3. Democrats
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The _____ is a part of the U.S. government. It votes on new laws. This week, the Senate voted on a new _____. The bill is called the Protect College Sports Act.
A bill is an idea for a new law. This bill is about college sports. It also talks about money for college athletes. This is called athlete _____.
The Senate voted to start talking about the bill. This is called _____. It means they will look at it more.
_____ are one of the two big political groups in the U.S. Many Democrats _____ this vote. This helped the bill move forward.
The bill is not a _____ yet. The Senate must still discuss it and vote again. Many people are watching what happens next.
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