US SR637 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3159)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3159)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution celebrates the 35th anniversary of Radio and TV Martà and recognizes the role that broadcasting to Cuba serves in providing outside information to the Cuban people. Further, it honors those at Radio and TV MartÃ, administered through the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, for their commitment and dedication to informing the Cuban people, and it reaffirms the importance of U.S. policies supporting the transmission of external, reliable, objective information to some of the most repressed parts of the world.
Title
A resolution commemorating the 35th anniversary of United States broadcasting to Cuba.
Sponsors
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-23 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3159) |
Same As/Similar To
HR971 (Related) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Caribbean area
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Cuba
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
Latin America
News media and reporting
Political movements and philosophies
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Television and film
Caribbean area
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Cuba
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
Latin America
News media and reporting
Political movements and philosophies
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/637/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres637/BILLS-116sres637is.pdf |