Protecting Community Television Act

Bill: 116-hr-5659
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-01-21
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Television and film

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Community Television Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5659 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2020 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Welch , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Neal , Mr. Engel , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Cox of California , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Speier , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Gabbard , Ms. Meng , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Trone , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Pappas , Ms. Moore , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , and Mrs. Trahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Community Television Act . 2. Modifying the definition of franchise fee Section 622(g)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 542(g)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking includes and inserting means ; and (2) by inserting other monetary before assessment .