United States HRES 999: Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance.

Status: Introduced in House (as of 2020-06-11)

State: United States · Session: 116 · Bill: HRES 999

Subjects: First Amendment rights, Government ethics and transparency, public corruption, Human rights, Law enforcement administration and funding, Law enforcement officers, News media and reporting, Protest and dissent, Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Sponsors: Mary Gay Scanlon, ADAM B. SCHIFF, ALCEE L. HASTINGS, ANNA G. ESHOO, Andy Levin, BOBBY L. RUSH, CAROLYN B. MALONEY, Chrissy Houlahan, David N. Cicilline, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, JAMES H. COOPER, JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Jahana Hayes, Jamie Raskin, Jared Huffman, Joe Neguse, Joyce Beatty, Juan Vargas, Michael F. Q. San Nicolas, Peter Welch, SHEILA JACKSON LEE

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