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HR 5659 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Television and film User charges and fees

Protecting Community Television Act

Introduced: January 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 21, 2020
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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.

What's happening now January 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3218 Identical bill Protecting Community Television Act
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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 23
LOWEY, NITA
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 27, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Feb 26, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 29, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jan 27, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jan 27, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 24, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jan 21, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 21, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jan 21, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 21, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 21, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jan 21, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 21, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5659: Protecting Community Television Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5659/
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"H.R. 5659: Protecting Community Television Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5659/.
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H.R. 5659, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5659/.
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