Go Pack Go Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5165 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5165 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Wied introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Go Pack Go Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CARRIAGE OF NETWORK STATION SIGNALS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 346. CARRIAGE OF NETWORK STATION SIGNALS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section-- ``(1) the term `cable operator' has the meaning given the term in section 602; ``(2) the terms `covered county' and `in-State, adjacent- market network station retransmission' have the meanings given those terms in section 119(d) of title 17, United States Code, except that, in the case of a cable operator, any reference to a satellite carrier or a subscriber of a satellite carrier shall be considered t