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HRES 179 115th Congress House

To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press.

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues First Amendment rightsNews media and reporting
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that freedom of the press must be upheld when confronted with unfair attacks.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 8, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 179: To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-179/
MLA
"H. Res. 179: To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-179/.
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H. Res. 179, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-179/.
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