Introduce the 'For the Fans Act' to require professional leagues to provide local fans a single, free option to watch all games for teams based in their state (with narrow exceptions and FCC authority to add out-of-state locations).

Tammy Baldwin · Wisconsin · Democratic

policy impact 61.00 specificity 80.00 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

The bill requires professional leagues to provide access for local fans to watch all games for teams based in the state in which they reside, through a single, free option. ... The bill makes an exception for minor league teams and leagues with fewer than eight teams. ... If a sports team’s local fans reside outside the state in which the team plays in, the bill allows the Federal Communications Commission to add locations that would be subject to free access to watch the game.

Baldwin's bill would require leagues to offer a single free way for local fans to watch all in-state team games, while allowing FCC-designated out-of-state localities and exempting small/minor leagues.

NEWS: Baldwin Introduces New Bill to Stop Sports Blackouts, Slash Pricey Streaming Costs | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
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Baldwin's For the Fans Act to stop professional sports leagues from blacking out games for fans and end the complicated and costly...

Baldwin is advancing legislation to improve fan access to games and reduce streaming costs.

Press Releases | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling for the passage of her For the Fans Act to ensure Wisconsin fans always have a free, live option to watch the Packers play.

Baldwin called for passage of the For the Fans Act, which would require a free live viewing option for Wisconsin Packers fans and local fans generally.

As Packers’ Season Kicks Off, Baldwin Calls for Passage of Her For the Fans Act
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Evidence

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The current press-release archive page shows June 2026 items such as 'Baldwin Leads Resolution to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule...' and other actions, but page text search found no matching text for 'fans', 'blackout', 'sports', or 'league'.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No official press-release evidence in the recent archive indicates Baldwin introduced the claimed sports-streaming bill during the lookback window.

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Press Releases | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
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The current legislation page lists Baldwin's recent sponsored and cosponsored bills, but page text search found no matching text for 'fans', 'sports', 'blackout', 'broadcast', or 'league'.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Baldwin's official legislation listing does not show any obvious recent bill matching the 'For the Fans Act' description, leaving the claim unresolved in the lookback window.

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Legislation | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown

The promise was specifically to introduce a federal bill called the 'For the Fans Act' with detailed sports-viewing requirements. As of June 21, 2026, the provided official evidence shows no matching bill on Sen. Baldwin's legislation page and no matching press release on her Senate site, and broader web searches did not surface primary-source evidence that she introduced this measure or a clearly equivalent bill during her current term. Because the claimed deliverable was bill introduction itself, and there is no credible evidence that she completed that step, the promise is best scored as not delivered rather than merely unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 79%