Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Technology, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCCE81EFA00AC488D8CB7F7EBF3C79A11: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025.
- Section H6A32BBB4771643D2B07F56AB76190BDC: 2. Rebates for video programming blackouts Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H5BC7EE92ACA34DBFBBBBB50C5DB569F0: 723. Rebates for video programming blackouts Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall promulgate...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Technology, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Ryan (for himself, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Carson, and Ms. …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a negotiation with respect to— retransmission consent of a television broadcast station under section 325(b)
a negotiation with respect to—(A)retransmission consent of a television broadcast station under section 325(b)
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