U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will lead a roundtable discussion on March 10, 2026, focused on reforming college athletics. The event aims to address ways to protect student-athletes and improve their opportunities for success.
The panel will include Collis Temple, a former Louisiana State University (LSU) basketball player and member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame; Julie Cromer, Executive Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer at LSU; Jim Carr, President & CEO of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); Emily Surcey, a former Division I student-athlete and development officer at Samford University Athletics; and Bernard Dennis III, Principal at Jackson Lewis PC.
Cassidy is also seeking input from stakeholders about how Congress can address issues affecting student-athletes. Responses can be submitted to opportunitiesforathletes@help.senate.gov by April 10, 2026.
The roundtable will take place at 10:00 AM ET/9:00 AM CT in Room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Members of the press interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Stephen_Lewerenz@help.senate.gov.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is responsible for legislation related to public health, education policy, workforce issues and retirement programs in the United States (official website). The committee also oversees federal agencies such as the FDA and NIH (official website) and plays a significant role in shaping federal regulations that impact health and education across the country (official website).
For further updates from HELP Republicans, information is available on their website or Twitter account @GOPHELP.
