# 117-hr-6219: Protecting Community Television Act

117-hr-6219, Protecting Community Television Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6219
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Community Television Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2021-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 44
- 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 (44)

- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6219)

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