Bill Title
To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
Committees
House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Bill 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; (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.
Bill
Sponsor
Committee
House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Date
March 17, 2011
Question
On Passage
Vote Type
RECORDED VOTE
Result
Passed
Description
To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content