To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-1233
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2025-02-12
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits federal funding for (1) disinformation research grants, (2) the National Science Foundation (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grant program, and (3) programs within the NSF Convergence Accelerator grant program’s Track F: Trust and Authenticity in Communications Systems. &nbsp;</p><p>The Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grant program provides grants to support research and education on various topics in cybersecurity and privacy, including cryptography, hardware security, and information integrity. The Convergence Accelerator’s Track F projects focused on tools and techniques to prevent, mitigate, and adapt to the unanticipated negative effects of, and potential manipulation of, communications systems (e.g., misinformation).</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2025 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Gosar , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Perry , Mr. Roy , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition No Federal funds may be obligated or expended by any Federal department or agency for the following: (1) Disinformation research grants. (2) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grants. (3) Programs within the National Science Foundation’s Track F: Trust and Authenticity in Communications Systems.