119th Congress Science, Technology, Communications
H.R. 1233: To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.
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Summary
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.
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).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Lauren Boebert R-COOriginal
- Andy Biggs R-AZOriginal
- Eric Burlison R-MOOriginal
- Warren Davidson R-OHOriginal
- Paul Gosar R-AZOriginal
- Marjorie Greene R-GAOriginal
- Andrew Ogles R-TNOriginal
- Scott Perry R-PAOriginal
- Chip Roy R-TXOriginal
- Randy Weber R-TXOriginal
- Tom McClintock R-CA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Thomas Massie.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.