Sponsor · U.S. Representative, NY-24 · Republican
House bill · H.R. 1216 (119th Congress)
Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act
Summary
Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act This bill prohibits federal funding of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), and any successor organization to PBS or NPR. The prohibition extends to the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from PBS or NPR by a public broadcast station using federal funds. The bill also directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to transfer to the Department of the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the public debt an amount equal to certain funding that would have otherwise been provided to PBS or NPR in FY2025-FY2027.
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Committee
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · U.S. House of Representatives
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Full history
- Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Feb 11, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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