Bill Title: Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. [HR1009 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Schiff [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-30	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Juan Vargas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-52	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jahana Hayes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joyce Beatty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Rush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jamie Raskin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Cooper [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Peter Welch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alcee Hastings [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Neguse [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Cicilline [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-RI-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Huffman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael San Nicolas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GU	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chrissy Houlahan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Anna Eshoo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stephen Lynch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jackie Speier [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Veronica Escobar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Trone [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom Malinowski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Takano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-39	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Susan Wild [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elizabeth Fletcher [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sylvia Garcia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-29	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ed Case [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-HI-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jason Crow [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Angela Craig [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cindy Axne [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Shalala [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-27	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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