Bill > HR1211

This bill aims to completely defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a non-profit organization that supports public television and radio stations across the United States. Specifically, the bill would prohibit any federal funds from being made available to the CPB after the bill's enactment, effectively ending its federal funding. The legislation amends the Communications Act of 1934 to explicitly prevent the CPB from accepting any federal government funds and rescinds any unobligated balances from previous appropriations acts, such as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. The bill also makes technical amendments to existing law to reflect this funding prohibition, including modifying language about fund acceptance and specifying that any previously received amounts must have been received before the bill's enactment date. The bill's short title, "No Propaganda Act," suggests the sponsors believe public broadcasting represents a form of propaganda, though the text does not explicitly define or elaborate on this claim.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1211/all-info