,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,ms4
 ,baldwin introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the access of consumers to      
professional sports broadcasts1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,for the ,fans 
,act4  #b4 ,access to streaming of live 
games  7a7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,league ,the term league means a   
professional sports team organization in
 the ,united ,states for any of the     
following sports3 7,a7 ,baseball4  7,b7 
,basketball4  7,c7 ,football4  7,d7     
,hockey4  7,e7 ,soccer4  7,f7 ,any other
 sport determined by the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission1 pursuant to a rule        
promulgated in accordance with section  
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#b7 ,league streamer ,the term league

 streamer means a streaming subscription
 service streaming the games of a league
 that-- 7,a7 has the name of the league 
in the title of the streaming           
subscription service2  7,b7 is promoted 
by the league2  7,c7 has an agreement   
with the league to receive a portion of 
proceeds from streaming the majority of 
the games of the league2 or  7,d7 meets 
any other requirement1 as determined by 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission1        
pursuant to a rule promulgated in       
accordance with section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,local 
fan ,the term local fan1 with respect to
 a league team1 means an individual     
located in the same ,state as the league
 team team1 or in any other locality    
determined by the ,federal              
,communications ,commission4  7b7 ,no   
blackouts  7#a7 ,in general ,a league   
streamer shall provide to customers of  
the league streamer access to view live 
every game of the league without        
implementing any kind of blackout for   

consumers1 including a geographic       
blackout4  7#b7 ,enforcement by the     
,federal ,trade ,commission  7,a7       
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation of paragraph 7#a71 or a    
regulation promulgated thereunder1 shall
 be treated as a violation of a rule    
defining an unfair or deceptive act or  
practice under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 
of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 and as
 a violation of section #e7;a7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77 relating to unfair   
methods of competition4  7,b7 ,powers of
 the commission  7i7 ,in general ,the   
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
enforce paragraph 7#a71 and any         
regulation promulgated thereunder1 in   
the same manner1 by the same means1 and 
with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and 
duties as though all applicable terms   
and provisions of the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 

part of this ,act4  7ii7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,any person who violates    
paragraph 7#a71 or a regulation         
promulgated thereunder1 shall be subject
 to the penalties and entitled to the   
privileges and immunities provided in   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4   
7iii7 ,authority preserved ,nothing in  
this ,act shall be construed to limit   
the authority of the ,commission under  
any other provision of law4  7iv7       
,rulemaking ,the ,commission may        
promulgate in accordance with section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 such rules as may be necessary to carry
 out this subsection1 including with    
respect to how to comply with paragraph 
7#a74  7c7 ,free access for local fans  
7#a7 ,in general ,a league shall provide
 to each local fan access to view live  
all games of the league team at no cost 
to the local fan and at a quality of    
service not less than that which is the 
best available1 through a singular      
method of viewing for all games1 which  

may be-- 7,a7 by local telecast or by   
streaming on a single streaming service2
 and  7,b7 supported by advertisements4 
7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall   
not apply to-- 7,a7 a minor league team2
 or  7,b7 a league with fewer than #h   
teams4  7#c7 ,enforcement  7,a7         
,enforcement by the ,federal            
,communications ,commission ,the        
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall have jurisdiction over complaints 
alleging a violation of paragraph 7#a74 
7,b7 ,enforcement by ,state attorneys   
general  7i7 ,in general ,in any case in
 which an attorney general of a ,state  
has reason to believe that an interest  
of the residents of that ,state has been
 or is threatened or adversely affected 
by the engagement of any person in an   
act or practice that violates this ,act 
or a regulation promulgated under this  
,act1 the attorney general of the ,state
 may1 as parens patriae1 bring a civil  
action on behalf of the residents of the
 ,state in an appropriate district court

 of the ,united ,states to-- 7,i7 enjoin
 that act or practice2  7,,ii7 enforce  
compliance with this ,act or the        
regulation2  7,,iii7 on behalf of       
residents of the ,state1 obtain damages1
 restitution1 or other compensation1    
each of which shall be distributed in   
accordance with ,state law2 or  7,,iv7  
obtain such other relief as the court   
may consider to be appropriate4  7ii7   
,reasonable attorney's fees ,in a civil 
action brought under clause 7i7 in which
 the plaintiff prevails1 the court may  
award reasonable attorney's fees1       
including litigation expenses1 and costs
 reasonably incurred4