HCONRES 58
118th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Calling on the media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers the attention they desire and minimize any possible "media contagion effect" of irresponsible and sensationalistic reporting practices.
Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution calls on the media to voluntarily adopt certain practices to prevent further harm from its coverage of mass public murders. Specifically, it calls for coverage that (1) denies murderers a public platform; (2) minimizes the potential for media reporting to increase the likelihood of future mass public murders (i.e., the media contagion effect); and (3) prioritizes the victims of, and heroism in the response to, mass public murders.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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