To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
Latest action · Jun 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for National Public Radio or radio-content acquisition.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2019 to Oct 23, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Oct 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2019 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 104, June 20, 2019, page H5007.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 726 | To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content. | Reintroduction of | Feb 3, 2017 |
| HR 3410 | To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content. | Reintroduced Bill | May 21, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
