HR4561-119

Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay for a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 21, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates federal funds for Wall Street Journal subscriptions for Congressional offices. It relies on spending cut. The main policy areas are Technology.

Who Benefits and How

Federal taxpayers could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Members of Congress could face higher costs and Wall Street Journal / News Corp could lose revenue opportunities.

Key Provisions

  • Creates federal funds for Wall Street Journal subscriptions for Congressional offices.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates federal funds for Wall Street Journal subscriptions for Congressional offices.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill creates federal funds for Wall Street Journal subscriptions for Congressional offices.

Policy Domains

Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Federal taxpayers
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal taxpayers:
Identified Costs
  • Members of Congress
  • Wall Street Journal / News Corp
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Members of Congress:
Wall Street Journal / News Corp:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 21, 2025

Mr. Fine introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Members of Congress

Media & Entertainment
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Wall Street Journal / News Corp

Taxpayers
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Taxpayers

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology

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