Bill · H.R. 1216· House(119-HR-1216)
Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act
- Introduced
- 2/11/2025
- Last activity
- 2/11/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Claudia Tenney
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act," aims to stop all federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. It prohibits direct or indirect federal funds from supporting these organizations or through public broadcast stations. Instead, the money that would have gone to these organizations will be redirected. For fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting must transfer these specific funds to a specific account to help reduce the public debt.
Yes
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?+5
The bill redirects funds previously allocated to public broadcasting to an account intended to reduce the public debt.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+5
The bill eliminates federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+5
The bill reallocates existing appropriations toward debt reduction rather than broadcasting support.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Reduction of Public Debt: The bill directs the transfer of funds that would have gone to broadcasting organizations toward the account established by section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt (Section 2(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting: The bill prohibits any federal funds from being made available to the Public Broadcasting Service or National Public Radio, either directly or indirectly through public broadcast stations (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+5Reduces Government Spending+5Reduces National Debt+5
- 3/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
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