H.R. 69: To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

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; or (4) acquiring radio programs from such organizations. Requires the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for FY2011-FY2012, to transfer to a designated Treasury account for use to reduce the public debt an amount equal to the amount allocated from the Public Broadcasting Fund for specified licensees and permittees of public radio stations, public radio programming, and for acquiring or producing certain national programming.

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Official text

To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · 31 cosponsors

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Tom McClintock (R-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr69.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr69 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112