House Republicans stepped up pressure on National Public Radio Wednesday at a meeting they called to discuss a ban on federal funding for NPR programming, setting up a vote on the proposal by the full House of Representatives on Thursday.

"Taxpayers should not be on the hook for something that is widely available in the private market," Rep. Doug Lamborn (R., Colo), author of the bill, said in a statement. "I wish only the best for NPR. Like many Americans, I enjoy much of...