H.R. 5165 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent 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, Sep 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryLets Wisconsin border counties access in-state programming
Some Wisconsin counties sit in out-of-state TV markets, so their cable and satellite subscribers get mostly out-of-state news and sports. This bill requires providers to offer those subscribers a choice: they can keep their current out-of-state programming, switch to Wisconsin-based programming from nearby areas, or get both. It also says that offering the Wisconsin option counts toward certain broadcast requirements providers already have to follow.
How it affects you
If you live in a Wisconsin county assigned to an out-of-state TV market and subscribe to cable or satellite TV, you'd get the option to watch Wisconsin-based news and sports instead of, or alongside, what you currently receive. For cable and satellite providers serving those areas, the bill changes which programming options they need to make available to subscribers.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 4, 2025)
Go Pack Go Act of 2025
This bill requires cable and satellite television providers to make Wisconsin-based television programming available to subscribers in counties assigned to out-of-state television markets.
U.S. counties are assigned to geographic television markets, and television providers are generally required to provide subscribers with programming local to their assigned market. Counties on state borders are sometimes assigned to out-of-state markets; subscribers in those counties often receive out-of-state programming (e.g., out-of-state news and sports).
Under the bill, a cable or satellite television provider must offer subscribers in specified Wisconsin counties with the choice of (1) programming local to the subscriber's assigned market that the provider is currently required to retransmit, (2) Wisconsin-based adjacent-market programming, or (3) both.
The bill also establishes that the provision of Wisconsin-based programming to subscribers who have elected it fulfills certain statutory coverage obligations applicable to providers.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5165
A BILL
Go Pack Go Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI-8) · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 4, 2025: “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.”