US SR600 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2608-2609)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2608-2609)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution recognizes the importance of a free press to an informed, transparent, and safe society; condemns threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world; and, in remembrance of journalists who lost their lives carrying out their work, calls for actions by the President, the Department of State, and foreign governments to protect and promote freedom of expression globally.
Title
A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of free societies and democracies, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2020.
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] |
| Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-21 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2608-2609) |
Same As/Similar To
SR595 (Same As) 2020-05-21 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2605-2606)
Subjects
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
International affairs
News media and reporting
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations
Violent crime
Worker safety and health
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
International affairs
News media and reporting
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations
Violent crime
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/600/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres600/BILLS-116sres600is.pdf |
