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MS HR4

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges President Trump to recognize the press as a protector of freedom rather than a threat to America
  • Affirms that freedom of the press under the First Amendment is essential to democracy, government accountability, and transparency
  • Notes that an independent press enables citizens to stay informed, participate in democracy, expose injustice, and hold government accountable
  • Points out that the United States ranked 45th out of 180 countries on the 2018 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, behind countries including Ghana, South Africa, and Jamaica
  • Directs copies of the resolution to be provided to members of the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

President Trump; urge to agree that the press is not a threat to America, but one of the nation's greatest protectors of freedom.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules1/14/2019

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