# 119-hr-82: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025

119-hr-82, Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-82
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks the National Endowment for the Humanities from using federal funds to carry out Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.** The bill would bar NEH from using appropriated funds in any fiscal year to support or implement Section 7. It would take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year after enactment, does not provide alternative funding or a phase-in, and limits its effect to Section 7 activities as they pertain to NEH while leaving other NEH functions and the rest of the 1965 Act unchanged.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop funding for some NEH programs: cost, low. If enacted, this bill would bar the National Endowment for the Humanities from using any funds to carry out Section 7 of its 1965 law. That would halt spending on programs or activities funded under Section 7. The bill does not provide replacement funding or a phase-in. It would take effect on the…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-82 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/82)

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- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2528)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-82 (as of 2026-04-21).