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HJRES 96 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Monuments and memorials News media and reporting U.S. history

Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate America's commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.

Introduced: September 15, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution approves of a location of a commemorative work to honor the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause. Specifically, the approved location is within Area I, as depicted on the map titled Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs, and dated June 24, 2003.

What's happening now September 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  • SJRES 62 Identical bill A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free pr…
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 96: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate America's commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-96/
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"H.J. Res. 96: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate America's commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-96/.
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H.J. Res. 96, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-96/.
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[H.J. Res. 96: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate America's commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-96/)
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