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SJRES 62 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Monuments and memorials News media and reporting U.S. history

A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.

Introduced: September 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
Sep 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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 December 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

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  • HJRES 96 Identical bill Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate America's commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who sa…
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States 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-SJRES-62/
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"S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States 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-SJRES-62/.
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S.J. Res. 62, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-62/.
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[S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-62/)
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