FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Amendments

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (S. Res. 361), S2285, S2287 [8AP]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 447), S4284 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (see S. Res. 361), S1001 [24FE]

Sri Lanka: develop a balanced U.S. policy, call for international assistance in dealing with grievances arising from civil war, support reconciliation, and improve religious and media freedoms (see S. Res. 364), S1233 [27FE]

——— support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see S. Res. 348), S821 [6FE] (see H. Res. 587), H4475 [19MY]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see S. Res. 403), S1819 [27MR] (see H. Res. 532), H2802 [1AP]

Ukraine: authorize and increase Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc., and Voice of America programming (see S. 2183), S1819 [27MR]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 447), S3074 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H3191 [10AP]

Egypt: call for release of imprisoned journalists, H2006 [27FE]

Protect, E1842 [12DE]

Ukraine: authorize and increase Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc., and Voice of America programming (S. 2183), H2756–H2759 [1AP], E499 [2AP]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, H2006 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (S. Res. 361), S1044 [25FE], S2286 [8AP]

Ecuador: allegations of intimidation of journalists and news media, S1274 [4MR]

Ukraine: authorize and increase Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc., and Voice of America programming (S. 2183), S1834 [27MR]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 447), unanimous-consent agreement, S4284 [8JY]

Reports filed

Express Concern About Threats to Freedom of the Press and Expression, Condemn Actions of Suppression and Threats to Journalists, and Promote Free Flow of Information in China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 361), S1517 [11MR]

World Press Freedom Day Observance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 447), S4003 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 2183, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc., and Voice of America programming to Ukraine authorization and increase, S1830, S1834 [27MR], H2756 [1AP]

S. Res. 348, support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access in Sri Lanka, S825 [6FE]

S. Res. 361, express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information in China, S1008 [24FE], S2287 [8AP]

S. Res. 364, develop a balanced U.S. policy, call for international assistance in dealing with grievances arising from civil war, support reconciliation, and improve religious and media freedoms in Sri Lanka, S1237 [27FE]

S. Res. 403, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet in Turkey, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions, S1832 [27MR]

S. Res. 447, World Press Freedom Day, S3078 [15MY]