Defund NPR Act
H.R. 1595119th Congress

Defund NPR Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3)11 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defund NPR Act.

(a) In general

Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(1) In general

After the date of enactment of the Defund NPR Act, no Federal funds may, directly or indirectly, be made available to or used to support an organization described in paragraph (2), including through the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from the organization by a public broadcast station using Federal funds received by the station.

(2) Organizations described

The organizations described in this paragraph are—

(A) the organization known, as of the date of enactment of the Defund NPR Act, as National Public Radio; and

(B) any successor organization to the organization described in subparagraph (A).

(b) Technical and conforming amendments

Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 396(k) (47 U.S.C. 396(k))—

(A) in paragraph (4), in the first sentence, by striking or National Public Radio; and

(B) in paragraph (9), by striking or National Public Radio each place that term appears; and

(2) in section 398(b)(1) (47 U.S.C. 398(b)(1)), by striking and National Public Radio.

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