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HR888Referred to Committee

Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-31
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 93.5% (553 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000579

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-01-31
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-02-21
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-02-26
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2026-04-23
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-04-23

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-01-31

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-01-31

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-31

Plain-English Summary

Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025 This bill requires cable and satellite broadcast providers to issue rebates to customers who are denied access to video programming included in their subscription because of programming negotiations. Specifically, where a provider’s negotiations related to the retransmission or carriage of video programming result in the provider failing to offer access to programming included in a customer’s subscription, the customer must be issued a rebate for the affected period. The Federal Communications Commission is directed to issue rules to this effect, including to establish the appropriate amount for such a rebate.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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