{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-888","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":888,"title":"Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"R000579","fullName":"Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":18}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Stop Sports Blackouts Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>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. &nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-03-13T15:51:57Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":275,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:26:48.652Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Stop%20Sports%20Blackouts%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}