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HR 8919 117th Congress House

NPR Act

Official title: To eliminate taxpayer funding for the partisan radio outlet known as National Public Radio, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Jackson, Ronny Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sep 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action September 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Partisan Radio Act or the NPR Act

This bill prohibits federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR), including by prohibiting the use of federal funds received by a public broadcast station to pay dues to or purchase programming from NPR.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8919: NPR Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8919/
MLA
"H.R. 8919: NPR Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8919/.
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H.R. 8919, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8919/.
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[H.R. 8919: NPR Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8919/)
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