Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the United States as it is known today.
Latest action · Nov 23, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 23, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense that federal, state, and local governments should make all possible efforts to ensure the continuation of robust local digital and print news and that Congress should support these efforts.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Nov 23, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Nov 23, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Nov 23, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 31, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
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- Nov 23, 2021Introduced in House
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