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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
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Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 93.5% (558 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-01-31

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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.

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Science, Technology, Communications
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