H.R. 1146

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 7, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Strong · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 1146
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Prohibition on Federal funding for National Public Radio

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on Federal funding for National Public Radio

• (a) Prohibition
  • After the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may, directly or indirectly, be made available to or used to support an organization described in subsection (d), including through the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from such organization by a public broadcast station using Federal funds received by such station.
• (b) Rescission
  • The unobligated balances of any Federal amounts that otherwise would have been allocated to the organization described in subsection (d)(1) for fiscal year 2025 or 2026 are hereby permanently rescinded.
• (c) Limitation
  • Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to Federal funds made available to an organization described in subsection (d)—
    • during a period that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is actively engaged in disaster response activities; and
    • for the sole purpose of disseminating to the public urgent information necessary to protect public safety.
• (d) Organizations described
  • The organizations described in this subsection are—
    • the organization known, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as ; and National Public Radio
    • any successor organization to the organization described in paragraph (1).