,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aage  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjbj,ms4 
,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,massie7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t newsga!r+          
activities are protect$ "u ! ,fir/      
,am5dm5t1 & t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld drop 
all *>ges aga9/ & attempts to extradite 
,julian ,assange4  ,:]eas ! fre$om (    
news organizations to acquire & publi%  
in=mation is protect$ "u ! ,fir/        
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution2 ,:]eas1 9   
#bjaj1 ,wikileaks disclos$ a ca*e (     
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate     
cables1 ,guantanamo ,bay deta9ee        
assessm5ts1 & ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y     
reports relat$ to ! w>s 9 ,afghani/an & 
,iraq2 ,:]eas ! disclosure ( ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y docum5ts expos$ w> crimes
 aga9/ civilians 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjac1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice  
decl9$ to pursue *>ges aga9/ ,julian    

,assange = publi%+ classifi$ docum5ts   
due to :at ,ju/ice (ficials describ$ z a
 ,new ,york ,times problem :i* w\ld     
cause ! prosecution ( o!r news          
organizations & j\rnali/s :o h publi%$  
classifi$ mat]ial2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #ai1
 #bjad1 human rights & press fre$om     
organizations s5t a lett] to            
!n-,attorney ,g5]al ,eric ,hold] urg+   
him to close all crim9al inve/igations  
into ,wikileaks & ,julian ,assange due  
to conc]ns t actions aga9/ ,wikileaks   
und]m9e ! commitm5t ( ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t
 to fre$om ( spee*2 ,:]eas1 on ,april   
#aa1 #bjai1 ! ,london ,metropolitan     
,police ,s]vice arre/$ ,julian ,assange 
= out/&+ w>rants1 includ+ a provisional 
w>rant at ! reque/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 
unseal$ a ,m>* #bjah indictm5t aga9/    
,julian ,assange = violation ( !        
,comput] ,fraud & ,abuse ,act2 ,:]eas1  
on ,may #bc1 #bjai1 a ,f$]al gr& jury   
issu$ a sup]s$+ indictm5t add+ #ag *>ges
 aga9/ ,julian ,assange = violation ( ! 

,espionage ,act2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #aj1  
#bjai1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t        
submitt$ a =mal reque/ to ! ,unit$      
,k+dom = ! extradition ( ,julian        
,assange2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 prosecutors n[ claim t any j\rnali/ or 
news organization t publi%es classifi$  
mat]ial is subject to prosecution "u !  
,espionage ,act1 :i* w\ld h l$ to !     
indictm5t ( news organizations = !      
publication ( ! ,p5tagon ,pap]s2 ,:]eas 
press fre$om1 human rights1 & privacy   
rights organizations across five        
cont95ts s5t a lett] to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,unit$ ,k+dom urg+ ! imm$iate release ( 
,julian ,assange2 ,:]eas previ\s        
adm9i/rations h prosecut$ :i/lebl[]s &  
o!r j\rnali/ic s\rces "u ! ,espionage   
,act = leak+ classifi$ in=mation1 !     
curr5t ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has tak5 !   
fur!r /ep ( go+ aft] ! publi%]2 ,:]eas !
 successful prosecution ( ,julian       
,assange "u ! ,espionage ,act w\ld all[ 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to indict any news   
organization or j\rnali/ = publi%+      

classifi$ in=mation1 :i* occurs on a    
regul> basis2 & ,:]eas ! successful     
prosecution ( ,julian ,assange "u !     
,espionage ,act w\ld h a pr(\ndly       
detrim5tal impact on newsga!r+ & fre$om 
( ! press3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 newsga!r+ activities1 includ+ !    
publication ( leak$ classifi$ in=mation1
 are protect$ "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution2  7#b7 fre$om ( ! press is 
a vital function ( a free society 9 :i* 
gov]nm5t is acc\ntable to ! p2 &  7#c7 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld drop all *>ges "u
 ! ,espionage ,act aga9/ ,julian        
,assange4