Dale Strong (R-AL)
No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025," aims to stop all Federal funding for National Public Radio. It prohibits the government from providing money directly or indirectly to NPR or its successor organizations. This includes preventing public broadcast stations from using Federal funds to pay dues to or buy programming from them. Additionally, the bill permanently rescinds any unspent Federal funds intended for NPR for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years. However, an exception is made for the dissemination of urgent public safety information during FEMA disaster response activities.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill rescinds unobligated Federal funds for National Public Radio for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years.
- Scored +2
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill explicitly allows the use of funds for disseminating urgent public safety information during FEMA disaster response activities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Redirection of Federal Funds: By rescinding unobligated balances for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the bill stops money from being allocated to the organization described in subsection (d)(1) (Section 2(b)).
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Preservation of Emergency Information: The bill ensures that during disaster response activities, funds can still be used for the sole purpose of sharing urgent information necessary to protect public safety (Section 2(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Programming Access: Public broadcast stations that rely on Federal funds may no longer be able to purchase programming from National Public Radio or pay dues to them (Section 2(a)).
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Loss of Planned Federal Support: The bill permanently takes away Federal money that would have been allocated to National Public Radio for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill rescinds unobligated Federal funds for National Public Radio for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill explicitly allows the use of funds for disseminating urgent public safety information during FEMA disaster response activities.
- 8/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
Mike CollinsRepublican · Georgia
W. SteubeRepublican · Florida