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House vote: H.R. 1076 // March 17, 2011

To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content

Sponsor: Doug Lamborn (R-CO)

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; (4) paying dues to such organizations; or (5) acquiring radio programs by or for the use of a radio broadcast station that is a public broadcast station as defined in the Communications Act of 1934. Revises the Public Broadcasting Fund allocation formula.

Science, Technology, Communications Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

235 votes, representing 132,234,251 people55.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 96,387,243 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon23555.8%
YeaLost18440.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%