# 119-hr-5165: Go Pack Go Act of 2025

119-hr-5165, Go Pack Go Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5165
- Congress: 119
- Title: Go Pack Go Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-02

## Summary

**Creates an optional county-level pathway for TV subscribers in 13 Wisconsin counties to receive an in‑state, adjacent‑market network station instead of or alongside their usual local network station.** It adds a new section to the Communications Act and tweaks copyright rules so cable and satellite carriers can offer that choice while keeping local carriage obligations intact. - Households in the covered counties can elect an in‑State, adjacent‑market network signal for any network or keep the local signal, giving viewers more choice across 13 Wisconsin counties. - Cable operators must offer the election and may retransmit the in‑State adjacent‑market signal without retransmission consent under section 325(b). Those retransmissions are treated as "significantly viewed" in the covered county. - Satellite carriers must provide the option only to the extent technically feasible and the bill makes in‑State retransmissions exempt from certain satellite carriage counting limits and qualification effects. Title 17 copyright rules and counting mechanics are adjusted to license and count these retransmissions for the enumerated counties. *The text does not include new federal budgetary or programmatic authority.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Choose in-state TV stations in 13 Wisconsin counties: benefit, low. If enacted, you who live in certain Wisconsin counties could choose how you get network TV. Counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Iron, Pierce, Polk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Washburn. You could choose your local station, an in-state adjacent station, or both. For satelli…
- Easier for providers to carry in-state stations: benefit, low. If enacted, this would make it easier for your TV provider to honor your election. If you choose only the in-state adjacent station, that would count as meeting their local-station duty. Cable companies would not need retransmission consent for that adjacent station in your county. That station wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5165 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5165)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5165 (as of 2026-07-02).