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

House Bill

H.R. 1233

119th Congress

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

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 12, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Grothman

Representative

Republican

WI-6

Cosponsors

11

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Summary

This bill prohibits federal funding for disinformation research grants, the NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program, and the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F on trust in communications systems. These programs support research on cybersecurity, information integrity, and combating misinformation.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill prohibits federal funding for disinformation research grants, the NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program, and the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F on trust in communications systems. These programs support research on cybersecurity, information integrity, and combating misinformation.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<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.  </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>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Bans federal funding for disinformation research grants
Defunds NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program
Eliminates Convergence Accelerator Track F funding
Targets research on information integrity and misinformation
Ends federal support for trust in communications research

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Academic researchers studying misinformation and disinformation would lose federal funding sources. NSF cybersecurity and information integrity programs would be eliminated, reducing research on how to combat manipulation of communications systems.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1233, 119th Congress (2025). "To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1233