S328-119

Introduced

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2 and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 723. Rebates for video programming blackouts. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Technology.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 723. Rebates for video programming blackouts.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2 and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 723. Rebates for video programming blackouts.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2 and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 723. Rebates for video programming blackouts.

Policy Domains

Technology

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 30, 2025

Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered negotiation" §H5BC7EE92ACA34DBFBBBBB50C5DB569F0

a negotiation with respect to— retransmission consent of a television broadcast station under section 325(b)

"covered negotiation" §H6A32BBB4771643D2B07F56AB76190BDC

a negotiation with respect to—(A)retransmission consent of a television broadcast station under section 325(b)

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