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To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are…

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To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law.

Introduced: April 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Apr 18, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or federal agencies should be made available to the press, with certain exceptions.

What's happening now April 18, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 26
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 20, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· May 20, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 20, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 14, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 14, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 10, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 10, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 7, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 7, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· May 7, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 7, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 7, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 7, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 7, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 1, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 1, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 18, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Apr 18, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 18, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 325: To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-325/
MLA
"H. Res. 325: To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-325/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 325, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-325/.
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[H. Res. 325: To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-325/)
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