3.0.0 4898 2025-12-05T09:10:54Z 2025-12-05T09:10:54Z House H HR 2023-07-26 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4898 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]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]</pre> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-26T14:05:10Z 118 2526 S 2023-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2023-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2023-07-26 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-09-01 False C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2023-09-01 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] André Carson D IN 7 2023-09-01 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2023-09-01 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2024-01-11 False C001127 Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D FL 20 2024-05-06 False International Affairs International Affairs 2023-08-24T19:00:31Z

00 2023-07-26 Introduced in House 2023-11-24T16:12:59Z <p><b>Global Press Freedom Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. <p>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. <p>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. <p>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.</p>

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