SRES 609
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
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
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Became law
May 3, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)
May 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2277-2279)
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