The United States Senate has accepted the White House’s request to terminate $9.4 billion in federal funding for overseas aid and the NPR and PBS broadcasters.
The bill was forwarded to the House of Representatives with a 51-48 vote late Wednesday, and it is anticipated to be approved by July 18, according to CNN.
If passed, the draft law would be presented to President Donald Trump for signature.
In early June, House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that the White House had asked Congress to revoke $9.4 billion in previously approved spending.
The Department of Government Efficiency characterized it as “wasteful.”
In early May, President Trump signed an executive order to cut off government funding for NPR and PBS for “biased reporting of news.”
On May 27, NPR and a number of Colorado radio stations sued the Trump administration over loss of funding, accusing it of trying to curtail press freedom.
