Defund the OTF Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Defund the OTF Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funding for the Open Technology Fund (OTF). (The OTF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing global internet freedom that has received federal funding annually through the&nbsp;U.S. Agency for Global Media.)</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2023 Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Perry , Mrs. Boebert , and Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the availability of Federal funds for the Open Technology Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund the OTF Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on availability of Federal funds for Open Technology Fund No Federal funds may be made available for the Open Technology Fund established under section 309A of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ( 22 U.S.C. 6208a ).