# 116-hr-5659: Protecting Community Television Act

116-hr-5659, Protecting Community Television Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5659
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Community Television Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 (38)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5659)

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