Defund NPR Act of 2024
This bill prohibits all federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and any successor organization, including funds indirectly supporting NPR through public broadcast stations using federal money. It requires the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to redirect funds that would have been allocated to NPR into a debt reduction account for fiscal years 2024-2026. The bill directly affects public broadcasters receiving federal funds who currently use NPR programming. Key provisions ban federal support for NPR and mandate the transfer of redirected funds to reduce the national debt.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 7, 2024
Last action May 10, 2024
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May 10, 2024
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 7, 2024
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 7, 2024
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Claudia Tenney
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