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S 328 119th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Stop Sports Blackouts Act

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

What's happening now January 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 888 Related bill 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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