US Congress Senate Bill 1739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-18 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include: (1) a description of the status of freedom of the press in each country reviewed in the report; (2) identification of countries in which there were violations of freedom of the press; and (3) whether governments in countries in which there are severe violations of freedom of the press participate in or condone such violations, and actions that such governments have taken to preserve the safety and independence of the media and to ensure the prosecution of individuals who attack or murder journalists.

Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-18		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
2009-12-18		Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2009-11-17		Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2009-10-01		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB2410 (Related) 2009-06-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HB3714 (Related) 2010-05-17 - Became Public Law No: 111-166.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1739/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1739/BILLS-111s1739is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1739/BILLS-111s1739rs.pdf