This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support National Public Radio and any similar organizations.
Defund NPR Act This 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.
1. This bill stops any federal funding from being used to support National Public Radio. 2. Public broadcasting stations cannot use federal funds to pay dues or buy programming from National Public Radio. 3. The bill also applies to any future organizations that may replace National Public Radio. 4. It updates existing laws to remove references to National Public Radio in federal funding guidelines.
This bill affects listeners and employees of National Public Radio and its affiliated stations.