SRES 601
115th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
News media and reporting
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
A resolution condemning the decision by President Donald Trump and the White House to ban members of the media from White House events for asking critical questions of the President, and affirming the importance of a free and unfettered press in our democracy.
Introduced: August 1, 2018
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 1, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5586)
Aug 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Condemns the decision by President Donald Trump and the White House to bar CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from the White House.
Affirms that journalists must be free to do their duty without fear of government reprisal.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5586)
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