# 119-hr-1146: No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025

119-hr-1146, No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1146
- Congress: 119
- Title: No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans federal funding for National Public Radio and any successor organization.** This bill would bar the direct or indirect use of federal funds to support NPR, including payments of dues or purchases of programming by public stations that use federal grants. It would permanently rescind unobligated federal funds that would have gone to NPR for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. A narrow exception lets Federal Emergency Management Agency funds be used only to share urgent public safety information during disaster response.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop federal money to NPR: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would stop federal money from going to National Public Radio and any successor group. Public stations that get federal funds could not use those funds to pay dues to or buy programs from NPR. It would also permanently take back any unspent federal amounts that would have gone…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1146)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-116)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1146 (as of 2026-04-21).