SRES 405 111th Congress Senate

A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and United States efforts to promote individual rights, and for…

Official title: A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and United States efforts to… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: February 2, 2010 See on congress.gov

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Feb 2, 2010

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S447-448; text as passed Senate: CR S447-448; text of measure as introduced: CR S445-446)

Feb 2, 2010

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S447-448; text as passed Senate: CR S447-448; text of measure as introduced: CR S445-446)

Feb 2, 2010

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the centrality of the freedoms of expression and the press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy and U.S. efforts to promote individual rights.

Expresses concern over official efforts in many countries to restrict speech and expression, including attempts to restrict Internet access.

Welcomes the diplomatic initiative announced by Secretary of State Clinton to encourage Internet freedom globally.

Condemns the cyber attacks allegedly launched from China against Google and other companies and calls on the government of China to review such cyber intrusions.

Urges companies to refuse to aid in the curtailment of free expression.

Calls on the President and the Secretary to develop means by which the U.S. government can rapidly respond to threats against the freedoms of press and expression.

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Cosponsors 1

Cornyn, John

Texas · Feb 2, 2010

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 405: A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and United States efforts to promote individual rights, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-405/

MLA

"S. Res. 405: A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and United States efforts to promote individual rights, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-405/.

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S. Res. 405, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-405/.

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[S. Res. 405: A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and United States efforts to promote individual rights, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-405/)