HR 1216 · in committee · significant
Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill stops federal funding for PBS, NPR, and their successor organizations.
- Public broadcast stations that receive federal funds are also prohibited from paying PBS or NPR.
- Funds that would have gone to PBS or NPR in 2025-2027 are redirected to pay down the national debt.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating federal funding for PBS and NPR affect educational programming and news access in rural or underserved communities that depend on these broadcasts?
- 02
What evidence exists that federal funding for public broadcasting constitutes propaganda, and how does this bill's premise compare to current oversight mechanisms?
- 03
If public stations lose federal funds and cannot pay PBS or NPR fees, what would replace the educational and news content these organizations currently provide?
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Sponsor · R-NY-24
Claudia Tenney
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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