United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 607 (115th)
A resolution reaffirming the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.
Introduced
16 August 2018
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Status
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5681; text: CR S5695)
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Summary
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.
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4 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 16 August 2018
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 16 August 2018
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 16 August 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 August 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/sres/607