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HR3805Referred to Committee

Protecting Community Television Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-06
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Troy A. Carter
Troy A. Carter
Democrat · LA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (599 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001125

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2026-04-16
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)· 2026-04-16
  • Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2026-05-12
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-05-14

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-06-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-06-06

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-06-06

Plain-English Summary

This bill would protect community television stations—local channels that provide programming and services to their neighborhoods—by establishing rules or funding to help them compete with larger commercial broadcasters and streaming services. The legislation likely aims to preserve access to local news, educational content, and community information for people who rely on these smaller stations. It affects local television broadcasters, viewers in communities served by these stations, and potentially the companies that operate cable and internet services that carry them.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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