SRES 607
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
News media and reporting
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 16, 2018
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681; text: CR S5695)
Aug 16, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5681; text: CR S5695)
Aug 16, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Affirms that the press is not the enemy of the people.
Reaffirms the vital and indispensable role that the free press serves to inform the electorate, uncover the truth, act as a check on the power of the government, further national discourse and debate, and advance democratic norms and freedoms of the United States.
Condemns the attacks on the free press and expresses the view that efforts to undermine the credibility of the press are an attack on the democratic institutions of the United States.
What's happening now
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681; text: CR S5695)