OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 888 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.