Bill · S. 518· Senate(119-S-518)
Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act
- Introduced
- 2/11/2025
- Last activity
- 2/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Lee
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act," seeks to stop all federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. It prohibits these funds from being provided directly or indirectly, including through public broadcast stations. The bill also mandates that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting transfer specific funds to a specific account to reduce the public debt. This transfer would occur during fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The purpose of these transfers is to redirect money that would have gone to these broadcasting organizations toward debt reduction.
Yes
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?+5
The bill mandates the transfer of funds previously allocated to PBS and NPR to an account used to reduce the public debt.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+4
The bill redirects allocated funds toward the reduction of public debt.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+3
The bill prohibits future federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.
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 requires the transfer of funds that would have been allocated to the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio to 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
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Loss of Federal Funding for Broadcasting: The bill prohibits any federal funds from being made available to or used to support the Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio, or their successor organizations (Section 2(a)).
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Impact on Public Broadcast Stations: Federal funds can no longer be used by public broadcast stations to pay dues to or purchase programming from the organizations described in the bill (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces National Debt+5Improves Fiscal Responsibility+4Reduces Government Spending+3
- 2/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced in Senate
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