Protecting Community Television Act

Bill: 117-hr-6219
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6219 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2021 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Costa , Mr. Welch , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Meng , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Norton , Mr. Case , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Pappas , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. Payne ) 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 .