Bill Title: A resolution designating April 2024 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month" and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-18 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2888-2889) [SR651 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Brian Schatz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Fetterman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PA	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Blumenthal [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Maria Cantwell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Alex Padilla [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Peter Welch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Amy Klobuchar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ron Wyden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Durbin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Warner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Kelly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AZ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Angus King [I]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Laphonza Butler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Robert Casey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ben Lujan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NM	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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