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A resolution condemning attacks against members of the media and reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press and peaceful assembly to the health of democracy in the United States.

USA116th CongressSRES-622| Senate 
| Updated: 6/15/2020
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (12)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution condemns violence committed against people of the United States exercising their right to free speech and peaceful assembly, including journalists, and reaffirms the Senate's commitment to freedom of the press and peaceful assembly as pillars of democracy. The resolution calls on local, state, and federal authorities to take steps to ensure that members of the media are able to safely perform their duties without interference, censorship, threats of violence, or physical harm and to explicitly exempt the news media from any curfew regulations. The resolution calls on authorities and officials to (1) identify and thoroughly investigate instances in which government officials or members of police forces have restricted media access to the demonstrations or where violence was perpetrated against members of the media, and (2) ensure that such perpetrators are appropriately disciplined and charged.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2977)
  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2977)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Assault and harassment offensesCongressional tributesCrime victimsEmployee performanceFirst Amendment rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersNews media and reportingProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusState and local government operationsViolent crime

A resolution condemning attacks against members of the media and reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press and peaceful assembly to the health of democracy in the United States.

USA116th CongressSRES-622| Senate 
| Updated: 6/15/2020
This resolution condemns violence committed against people of the United States exercising their right to free speech and peaceful assembly, including journalists, and reaffirms the Senate's commitment to freedom of the press and peaceful assembly as pillars of democracy. The resolution calls on local, state, and federal authorities to take steps to ensure that members of the media are able to safely perform their duties without interference, censorship, threats of violence, or physical harm and to explicitly exempt the news media from any curfew regulations. The resolution calls on authorities and officials to (1) identify and thoroughly investigate instances in which government officials or members of police forces have restricted media access to the demonstrations or where violence was perpetrated against members of the media, and (2) ensure that such perpetrators are appropriately disciplined and charged.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2977)
  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2977)
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (12)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional tributesCrime victimsEmployee performanceFirst Amendment rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersNews media and reportingProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusState and local government operationsViolent crime