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HR 6219 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Protecting Community Television Act

Introduced: December 9, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Dec 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3361 Identical bill Protecting Community Television Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 33
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 3, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 31, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 31, 2022
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 28, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 9, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Mar 8, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 8, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2022
Sarbanes, John
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 22, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 10, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Dec 14, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 9, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 9, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 9, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 9, 2021
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 9, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Dec 9, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6219: Protecting Community Television Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6219/
MLA
"H.R. 6219: Protecting Community Television Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6219/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6219, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6219/.
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[H.R. 6219: Protecting Community Television Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6219/)
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