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S. 328 119th Congress Senate

Stop Sports Blackouts Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to rebates for certain vi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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Jan 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 30, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Stop Sports Blackouts Act

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.  

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 888 Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 328: Stop Sports Blackouts Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-328/
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"S. 328: Stop Sports Blackouts Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-328/.
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