Recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in countering the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024.

3.0.0 688 2025-06-04T13:19:28Z 2025-06-04T13:19:28Z Senate S SRES 2024-05-15 118 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2024-05-15T21:54:58Z Recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in countering the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024. 118 1192 HRES 2024-05-02 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023. 118 191 SRES 2023-05-03 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1511-1514) Related bill CRS 2024-05-15 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3714-3715) IntroReferral 2024-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2024-05-15 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2024-05-15 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2024-05-15 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2024-05-15 True International Affairs International Affairs 2024-08-15T11:42:10Z

00 2024-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2025-01-06T17:32:57Z <p>This resolution recognizes the centrality of a free press to free societies and democratic governance and expresses concerns about threats to the exercise of freedom of expression globally.</p>

A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024. Display Title 45 A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024. 2024-07-24T15:18:38Z Official Title as Introduced 6 A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024. 2024-05-17T01:19:16Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2024-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118sres688is/xml/BILLS-118sres688is.xml 2024-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3714-3715) 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.