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A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat…

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A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.

Introduced: May 3, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)
May 3, 2022
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This resolution recognizes the centrality of a free press to free societies and democratic governance and expresses concerns about threats to the exercise of freedom of expression globally.

What's happening now May 3, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 3, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 3, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 3, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 3, 2022
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 3, 2022
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 3, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 609: A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-609/
MLA
"S. Res. 609: A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-609/.
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S. Res. 609, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-609/.
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[S. Res. 609: A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-609/)
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