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H. Res. 325 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Jamie Raskin Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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 Latest action May 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to: (1) allow the establishment of a protective press pool with access to sufficient information to ensure that the American people are informed accurately and in a timely way on the President's whereabouts and to ensure that the public has broad and honest information about issues of public concern, and (2) preserve the independence of press coverage of matters relating to the President.

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     Committees of jurisdiction 1
     Cosponsors 6
    All 6 Democratic 4
    Cicilline, David
    · Jun 6, 2017
         D
    Barragán, Nanette Diaz
    California · May 22, 2017
    GUTIERREZ, LUIS
    · May 22, 2017
         D
    Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
    Georgia · May 22, 2017
         D
    Velázquez, Nydia M.
    New York · May 22, 2017
         D
    Jayapal, Pramila
    Washington · May 16, 2017
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    APA
    U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 325: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-325/
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    "H. Res. 325: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-325/.
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    H. Res. 325, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-325/.
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    [H. Res. 325: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-325/)
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