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A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed…

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A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian Federation's invasion.

Introduced: March 29, 2022 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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This resolution expresses that the Senate

  • declares its gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who continue to put themselves in harm's way to report on the humanitarian crisis and ongoing war on the ground in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
  • remembers the journalists and news staff who have lost their lives or have been severely injured reporting from Ukraine and conveys the sympathies and appreciation of the people of the United States to their families for their sacrifice; and
  • honors the contributions of journalists and news staff reporting from the war in Ukraine as essential in the ongoing struggle for the rights of a free press and free speech internationally, pivotal in pushing back against false propaganda by tyrants, and crucial to informing the people of the United States and the world of the horrors being wrought against the Ukrainian people.
What's happening now March 29, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1835)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 25, 2022
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 6, 2022
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 29, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 559: A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian Federation's invasion.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-559/
MLA
"S. Res. 559: A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian Federation's invasion.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-559/.
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S. Res. 559, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-559/.
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[S. Res. 559: A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian Federation's invasion.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-559/)
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