Protecting Community Television Act

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Introduced

21 January 2020

Last action

21 January 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

Protecting Community Television Act This bill revises the definition of a franchise fee that is paid by a cable operator or cable subscriber to encompass only a tax, fee, or other monetary assessment that is imposed by a franchising authority or other governmental entity.

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Timeline

21 January 2020
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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21 January 2020
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5659
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us · 116-hr-5659 · source updated 5 December 2025