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.

Introduced: August 16, 2018 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 August 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)

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Cosponsors 2

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Aug 16, 2018

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Aug 16, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 607: A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-607/

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