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HR 5538 111th Congress House

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2012.

Introduced: June 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications AppropriationsCorporate finance and managementCorporation for Public BroadcastingGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesNews media and reporting
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Jun 16, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after FY2012.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 15, 2010
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McClintock, Tom
California · Nov 15, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 15, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 30, 2010
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 30, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 16, 2010
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 16, 2010
LINDER, JOHN
· Jun 16, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5538: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2012.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5538/
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"H.R. 5538: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2012.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5538/.
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H.R. 5538, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5538/.
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