S 518 · 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.
- It affects public broadcasting stations that currently receive federal money for these services.
- Starting in fiscal year 2025, unspent funds go to the Treasury to reduce national debt.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the elimination of federal funding affect local public broadcasting stations' ability to provide educational programming in rural and underserved communities?
- 02
What evidence exists regarding the current financial dependency of PBS and NPR on federal funds versus other revenue sources like donations and grants?
- 03
Which government agencies and programs would compete for the unspent federal broadcasting funds redirected to debt reduction?
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Sponsor · R-UT
Mike Lee
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Introduced 2025-02-11
Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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