# What This Bill Does: Ending Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting

This bill would completely eliminate federal government funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) starting in 2024. The CPB is the organization that distributes federal money to public television and radio stations across the country, so this would be a major change to how public media operates in America.

Right now, public TV and radio stations like PBS and NPR receive a portion of their funding through the CPB, which gets money from Congress. These stations use that federal money to help pay for programming, equipment, and operations. If this bill passed, that federal funding stream would dry up completely after fiscal year 2023. Public stations would have to find other ways to pay for their operations—through viewer donations, grants from foundations, corporate sponsorships, or by cutting services.

The practical impact would depend on where you live and how much your local stations rely on federal funding. In some areas, public TV and radio stations might have to reduce their programming, lay off staff, or even go off the air if they can't replace that lost federal money. In other areas with strong community support and other funding sources, stations might survive relatively unchanged. Educational programming, children's shows, and local news coverage on public stations could all be affected. If you or your family regularly watch PBS or listen to NPR, this could eventually mean fewer or different programs available to you.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2023.

Lamborn, Doug

 <p>This bill prohibits federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after FY2023.</p>