3.0.0 5026 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z Senate S 2020-12-16 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-16T16:54:54Z 2020-12-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-12-16 True International Affairs Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Human rights International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Teaching, teachers, curricula International Affairs 00 2020-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-21T19:56:10Z Global Press Freedom Act

This bill establishes the Office of Press Freedom to advance the protection and well-being of members of the press abroad and to engage with foreign governments and global press freedom organizations concerning freedom of the press and of expression. The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on effects and changes resulting from certain requirements related to press freedom.

]]> Global Press Freedom Act Display Title Global Press Freedom Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Global Press Freedom Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Office of Press Freedom, to create press freedom curriculum at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s5026is/xml/BILLS-116s5026is.xml 2020-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.