S 746 · in committee · significant
Defund NPR Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill eliminates all federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR).
- Public broadcasting stations that receive federal funds are affected and cannot use those funds for NPR dues or programming.
- The prohibition takes effect upon enactment with no specified implementation period or transition funding.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would public broadcasting stations that currently rely on federal funding maintain their local programming if NPR funding is eliminated immediately?
- 02
What evidence exists that defunding NPR would reduce federal spending versus simply redirecting those funds to other government priorities?
- 03
Which communities currently depend on NPR programming for news and educational content, and what alternatives would be available to them?
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Sponsor · R-IN
Jim Banks
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Introduced 2025-02-26
Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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