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HRES 51 117th Congress House

Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection…

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Official title: Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection on January 6, 2021.

Introduced: January 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution thanks and honors the journalists and news staff who risked themselves to chronicle the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and it condemns the harassment and violent attacks on the media during the insurrection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 34
D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 2, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 21, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 19, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 19, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 19, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 19, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 19, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jan 19, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 19, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jan 19, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 19, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 51: Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection on January 6, 2021.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-51/
MLA
"H. Res. 51: Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection on January 6, 2021.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-51/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 51, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-51/.
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[H. Res. 51: Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and death to chronicle the horrendous details of the insurrection on January 6, 2021.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-51/)
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