3.0.0 204 2023-01-11T13:46:40Z 2023-01-11T13:46:40Z Senate S 2021-02-03 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T20:30:32Z 2021-02-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-02-03 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. 2021-02-03 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2021-04-22 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-06-17 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-06-24 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2022-07-20 False 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 2021-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-27T13:20:54Z 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.

Led by the Ambassador-at-Large for Press Freedom, who shall be appointed by the President, the office must (1) coordinate efforts between relevant U.S. embassy personnel and press organizations or threatened individuals in situations in which press freedom is threatened abroad, (2) publicly and privately denounce oppression of the press abroad, and (3) recommend appropriate responses by the U.S. government when press freedoms are infringed upon. The office must also develop a press freedom curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center to help Foreign Service officers better understand issues of press freedom and tools that are available to help protect journalists and promote freedom of the press norms.

The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on effects and changes resulting from certain requirements related to press freedom.

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