Protecting Community Television Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Sep 6, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 3, 2022 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 6, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Dec 9, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 340 | Protecting Community Television Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
| S 3218 | Protecting Community Television Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 21, 2020 |
| HR 6219 | Protecting Community Television Act | Identical bill | Dec 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Community Television Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
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