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H.R. 1076: To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.

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H.R. 1076: To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 191 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1076 (2011-03-17), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Prohibits federal funding to organizations incorporated for specified purposes related to: (1) broadcasting, transmitting, and programming over noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations, networks, and systems; (2) cooperating with foreign broadcasting systems and networks in international radio programming and broadcasting; (3) assisting and supporting such noncommercial educational radio broadcasting pursuant to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967; (4) paying dues to such organizations; or (5) acquiring radio programs by or for the use of a radio broadcast station that is a public broadcast station as defined in the Communications Act of 1934. Revises the Public Broadcasting Fund allocation formula.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1076 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112