US HB5659 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Protecting Community Television Act
Sponsors
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA] |
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] |
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] |
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] |
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-01-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2020-01-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3218 (Same As) 2020-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
User charges and fees
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5659/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5659/BILLS-116hr5659ih.pdf |