H.R. 1233 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 12, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 98 words.
This bill prohibits federal funding for (1) disinformation research grants, (2) the National Science Foundation (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grant program, and (3) programs within the NSF Convergence Accelerator grant program’s Track F: Trust and Authenticity in Communications Systems. The Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grant program provides grants to support research and education on various topics in cybersecurity and privacy, including cryptography, hardware security, and information integrity. The Convergence Accelerator’s Track F projects focused on tools and techniques to prevent, mitigate, and adapt to the unanticipated negative effects of, and potential manipulation of, communications systems (e.g., misinformation).
- Committees
- House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications: 52 of 2,109 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.5%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 87 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 44 words
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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