SRES205Referred to Committee
A resolution condemning recent attacks on the free press by President Donald J. Trump and reaffirming the United States commitment to preserving and protecting freedom of the press as a cornerstone of democracy.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-05-06
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
SRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat · RI · Senator
Votes with party: 82.4% (879 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (11)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
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- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-05-06
Plain-English Summary
This resolution (1) condemns President Donald Trump's actions toward the press, (2) reaffirms the importance of the free press, and (3) urges continued efforts to secure the release of U.S. Agency for Global Media journalists imprisoned abroad.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Science, Technology, Communications
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