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2025-12-05T09:10:54Z
House
H
HR
2023-07-26
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4898
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALLRED:H.R. 4898.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, clause 1The single subject of this legislation is:This bill establishes the Office of Press Freedom toadvance the protection and well-being of members of the pressabroad and to engage with foreign governments and globalpress freedom organizations concerning freedom of the pressand of expression, appointment of Ambassador-at-Large forPress Freedom, a press freedom curriculum, and aGAO report on[Page H4031]
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Standing
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2023-07-26T14:05:10Z

- Global Press Freedom Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
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TX
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VA
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
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Castro
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TX
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2023-09-01
False
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Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
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Carson
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IN
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2023-09-01
False
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
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NV
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2023-09-01
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FL
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International Affairs
International Affairs
2023-08-24T19:00:31Z
00
2023-07-26
Introduced in House
2023-11-24T16:12:59Z
Global Press Freedom Act
This bill establishes the Office of Press Freedom within the Department of State 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 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 shall be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Press Freedom, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The State Department must ensure that there is 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 report to Congress on the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009, including how the State Department prepares information for the reports on press freedom that are required by that act.

Global Press Freedom Act
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Global Press Freedom Act
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Global Press Freedom Act
2024-05-24T13:37:25Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To establish the Office of Press Freedom, to create press freedom curriculum at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:14:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-07-26T04:00:00Z
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