S. 746 Introduced Science, Technology, Communications

Defund NPR Act

A bill to prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] Introduced February 26, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action February 26, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

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

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