US Congress Senate Resolution 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 3 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-03 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.

A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-03	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)

SR241 (Related) 2021-05-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/609/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres609/BILLS-117sres609is.pdf