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HR 6417 111th Congress House

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.

Introduced: November 18, 2010 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesNews media and reporting
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2010
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 Latest action November 17, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 18, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6417: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6417/
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"H.R. 6417: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6417/.
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H.R. 6417, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6417/.
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