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Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to rebates for certain video programming blackouts, and for other purposes.
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- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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