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S.Res. 607 · 115th Congress

A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.

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BSD SchatzSponsor
3 cosponsors · 3 D
RBD Blumenthal CSD Schumer PLD Leahy

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Aug 16, 2018
  2. Senate Passed Aug 16, 2018

Reaffirms the vital and indispensable role that the free press serves to inform the electorate, uncover the truth, act as a check on the power of the government, further national discourse and debate, and advance democratic norms and freedoms of the United States.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Aug 16, 2018

Affirms that the press is not the enemy of the people.

Reaffirms the vital and indispensable role that the free press serves to inform the electorate, uncover the truth, act as a check on the power of the government, further national discourse and debate, and advance democratic norms and freedoms of the United States.

Condemns the attacks on the free press and expresses the view that efforts to undermine the credibility of the press are an attack on the democratic institutions of the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.

Latest action (Aug 16, 2018): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681; text: CR S5695)

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 16, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Aug 16, 2018
  2. Senate Passed Aug 16, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.