End taxpayer funding for programs the federal government uses to censor speech by prohibiting federal spending on disinformation research grants and certain National Science Foundation programs.

My legislation will end taxpayer funding for programs the federal government uses to censor speech.

Massie says his bill would stop federal money from going to censorship-related programs, including disinformation research grants and specified NSF programs.

Rep. Massie Introduces Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Programs | U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
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"My legislation will end taxpayer funding for programs the federal government uses to censor speech." H.R. 8519 prevents taxpayer funds from being spent by any federal department or agency on "disinformation research grants." In addition, the legislation eliminates funding for specific programs within the National Science Foundation...

Massie publicly framed the bill as ending taxpayer funding for disinformation research grants and certain NSF programs used to censor speech.

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Rep. Massie Introduces Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Programs
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Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (Introduced 02/12/2025). Latest Action: House - 02/12/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. This bill has the status Introduced.

Massie introduced a concrete bill matching the promise, but it only reached introduction and committee referral.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.1233 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes
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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.

Congressional summary confirms the bill's scope matched the pledge: disinformation grants plus specific NSF programs.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.1233 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes
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The program page remains active and says: "Supports interdisciplinary research and education to develop a secure, resilient and trustworthy global cyber ecosystem..." It also lists updates and announcements through March 23, 2026 and states award limits and proposal dates for the solicitation.

NSF's SaTC program continued to operate and accept proposals after the claimed cutoff, indicating the targeted NSF funding was not broadly ended.

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Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0)
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NSF states: "NSF will not support research with the goal of combating 'misinformation,' 'disinformation,' and 'malinformation' that could be used to infringe on the constitutionally protected speech rights of American citizens across the United States in a manner that advances a preferred narrative about significant matters of public debate."

NSF adopted a policy not to prioritize or support certain misinformation/disinformation research, but this was an agency-priority change rather than enactment of Massie's proposed funding ban.

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Updates on NSF Priorities
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