Protecting Community Television Act

Summary

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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.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(12/9/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Cosponsors (20)

Feinstein

(D) CA

Cardin

(D) MD

Leahy

(D) VT

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Murphy

Senate (D) Connecticut

Shaheen

Senate (D) New Hampshire

Van Hollen

Senate (D) Maryland

Schumer

Senate (D) New York

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Dec 9, 2021