119th Congress
H.R. 1233
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Thomas Massie(R-KY)
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2025
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Committees
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (10)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- G000596
Added later (1)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA) · Feb 13, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 12, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in House