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Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act

USA119th CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 2/11/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes to eliminate all federal financial support for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), including any successor organizations. It explicitly prohibits both direct and indirect federal funding, encompassing funds used by public broadcast stations to pay dues or purchase programming from these entities. A key provision mandates that for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) must transfer specific funds. These amounts, which would have been allocated to PBS and NPR, are instead to be redirected to an account established for the purpose of reducing the public debt . This ensures that federal allocations previously earmarked for these public media organizations are repurposed for national debt reduction.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1216
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • February 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1216
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1216: Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act

Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act

USA119th CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 2/11/2025
This bill proposes to eliminate all federal financial support for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), including any successor organizations. It explicitly prohibits both direct and indirect federal funding, encompassing funds used by public broadcast stations to pay dues or purchase programming from these entities. A key provision mandates that for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) must transfer specific funds. These amounts, which would have been allocated to PBS and NPR, are instead to be redirected to an account established for the purpose of reducing the public debt . This ensures that federal allocations previously earmarked for these public media organizations are repurposed for national debt reduction.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1216
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • February 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1216
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1216: Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted