S 328
119th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Stop Sports Blackouts Act
Introduced: January 30, 2025
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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