Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5165

Go Pack Go Act of 2025

In-State TV Network Access for Some Wisconsin Cable and Satellite Customers

Sep 4, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 10 months

The Go Pack Go Act of 2025 is currently in the committee stage of the legislative process. Nothing has happened with this bill since September 2025, and it is considered stalled. A House committee must take action for the bill to move forward.

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 2857 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2857 (118th) →

Key Points

Lets cable and satellite customers in certain Wisconsin counties choose an in-state network station from a nearby TV market.
If a customer chooses the in-state nearby station instead of the usual local station, the provider can treat that choice as meeting its local-station duty.
For cable companies, the bill eases some permission rules for carrying these in-state nearby stations for covered-county customers.
For satellite companies, the added in-state nearby stations generally don’t count against certain limits, but satellite only has to offer them when it’s technically feasible.
Applies only to 13 named Wisconsin counties that currently may not have an in-state local network station in their TV market.

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Milestones

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Sep 4, 2025House

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.

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Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Go Pack Go Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 5165

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

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