United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 746 — Defund NPR Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Defund NPR ActThis 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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill prohibits federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) as well as any successor organizations.

  • 47 U.S.C. 396

    (m) Prohibition on Federal Funding for National Public Radio.--(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).

    This provision explicitly prohibits federal funding for NPR and any future similar organization.

  • 47 U.S.C. 396(k)

    or National Public Radio

    This removes any mention of National Public Radio from existing text, aligning it with the prohibition of funding.

  • 47 U.S.C. 396(k)

    or National Public Radio

    This further removes any reference to National Public Radio in the specified section.

  • 47 U.S.C. 398(b)(1)

    and National Public Radio

    This eliminates the mention of National Public Radio from the equal opportunity employment provisions.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 746 do?
Defund NPR ActThis 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.
Who sponsors S 746?
S 746 is sponsored by Banks, Jim (Republican).
What is the current status of S 746?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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