119th Congress

S. 746

Defund NPR Act

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In committee
Passed Senate
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To President
Became law

Sponsor: Jim Banks(R-IN)
Introduced: Feb 26, 2025
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Committees: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Official text: Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

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.

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Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate