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S. 1994

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Summary

S. 1994, the Protecting Community Television Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 9, 2025 by Sen. Edward Markey (D) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jun 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 1994 has 19 co-sponsors.

sb1994/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1994 IS: Protecting Community Television Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1994
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  June 9, 2025
  Mr. Markey  (for himself,  Ms. Baldwin ,  Mr.
  Schumer ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,
  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr.
  King ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,
  Mr. Merkley ,  Mr.
  Murphy ,  Mr. Sanders ,
  Mr. Schatz ,  Mrs.
  Shaheen ,  Ms. Smith ,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr.
  Welch ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Booker ,  Mrs.
  Gillibrand ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,
  and  Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
  Transportation
  A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of
  franchise fee, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Community Television Act  .
2.
Modifying the definition of franchise fee
Section 622(g)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 542(g)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  includes  and inserting  means ; and
(2)
by inserting  other monetary  before  assessment .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Edward Markey (D) sponsors S. 1994, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1994 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Jun 9, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 1994 has taken 2 actions since Jun 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jun 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1994 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1994, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1994 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Community Television Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Community Television Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 1994 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Telecommunications, Urban Development/Municipalities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TELECOMMUNITY—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GERARD LEDERER115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TELECOMMUNITYBEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
TELECOMMUNITYBEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
TELECOMMUNITYBEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
TELECOMMUNITYBEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report
TELECOMMUNITYBEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1994 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1994’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s1994/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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