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International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004

Introduced: February 23, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 18, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
Mar 18, 2004
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/12/04 without amendment. With written report No. 108-246.
Mar 4, 2004
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 23, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1459-1460)
Feb 23, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1459)
Feb 23, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004 - Amends the National Endowment for Democracy Act to include: (1) freedom of the press and other media among those international rights which the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is to promote; and (2) foreign media among those entities with which NED is to engage in various activities.

Provides that at least ten percent of funds for NED for FY 2005 should be made available for programs to promote freedom of the press and other media.

What's happening now March 18, 2004

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.

 Bill text 2 versions

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 24, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2096: International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2096/
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"S. 2096: International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2096/.
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S. 2096, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2096/.
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