Responding to widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance on World Press Freedom Day.

3.0.0 179 2022-02-08T23:16:19Z 2022-02-08T23:16:19Z Senate SRES 2019-05-01 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-01T21:10:18Z Responding to widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance on World Press Freedom Day. 116 345 HRES 2019-07-15 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 15:52:20 Related bill CRS 2019-05-01 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2574-2575; text: CR S2573-2574) IntroReferral 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-05-01 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-05-01 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2019-05-01 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-05-01 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2019-05-01 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-05-01 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-05-01 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-01 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-05-01 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-05-01 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-05-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-01 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2019-05-06 False International Affairs Commemorative events and holidays Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Congressional tributes Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Human rights News media and reporting Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Nations Violent crime Worker safety and health International Affairs

00 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-19T19:11:16Z This resolution expresses concern about threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019. It commends journalists and media workers for their role in promoting accountability, democratic activity, and civil society and reaffirms the centrality of freedom of the press to efforts of the U.S. government in supporting democracy.

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A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019. Display Title A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019. Official Title as Introduced A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116sres179is/xml/BILLS-116sres179is.xml 2019-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2574-2575; text: CR S2573-2574) 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.