Defund NPR Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 26, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 40 words.
Defund NPR Act This bill prohibits federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR) or any successor organization. The prohibition includes the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from NPR by a public broadcast station using federal funds.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications: 52 of 2,109 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.5%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 50 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 242 words
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 746 Defund NPR Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]