HR 1233 · in committee · significant
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.
- technology
What this bill does
- The bill prohibits federal funding for disinformation research grants and related NSF cybersecurity programs.
- Affected entities include the National Science Foundation and researchers studying misinformation and communications integrity.
- The bill takes effect upon enactment and eliminates future federal spending on these research areas.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might eliminating federal funding for disinformation research affect the government's ability to understand and counter false information campaigns?
- 02
What specific types of NSF-funded research projects would be discontinued under this bill, and who depends on that funding?
- 03
What evidence or concerns prompted the decision to defund disinformation research rather than modify how these grants are awarded?
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Sponsor · R-KY-4
Thomas Massie
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
11/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-12
Joining the bill
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14 · original
Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original
Eric Burlison
R-MO-7 · original
Warren Davidson
R-OH-8 · original
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original
Marjorie Taylor Greene
R-GA-14 · original
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4 · original
Andrew Ogles
R-TN-5 · original
Scott Perry
R-PA-10 · original
Chip Roy
R-TX-21 · original
Tom McClintock
R-CA-5
Legislative timeline
2025-02-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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