# 119-hr-3805: Protecting Community Television Act

119-hr-3805, Protecting Community Television Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3805
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Community Television Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Redefines 'franchise fee' in the Communications Act as an explicit monetary assessment.** The bill would replace the word "includes" with "means" and insert "other monetary" before "assessment" in 47 U.S.C. 542(g)(1), recharacterizing the statutory term so franchise fees are defined as monetary assessments.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for cable franchise fees: mixed, low. This bill would change how "franchise fee" is defined for cable services. It would define the fee as a monetary assessment and include other monetary assessments. That could change which charges count as franchise fees. If passed, your cable bill could go up or down depending on local rules and bil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3805 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3805)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3805 (as of 2026-09-21).