,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,mr4  
,m55dez 7= ,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,br[n1    
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4    
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4  
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 & ,ms4 
,klobu*>77 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,condemn+      
attacks aga9/ memb]s ( ! m$ia &         
reaffirm+ ! c5trality ( a free &        
indep5d5t press & peaceful assembly to !
 heal? ( democracy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !            
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates provides 
! basis ( ! fre$om ( ! press & peaceful 
assembly 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 /at+        
,congress %all make no law ''' abridg+ !
 fre$om ( spee*1 or ( ! press2 or ! "r (
 ! p peaceably to assemble '''2 ,:]eas  
,?omas ,jeff]son1 :o recogniz$ !        
importance ( ! press 9 a con/itutional  
republic1 wisely decl>$1 ''' 7 x left to

 me to decide :e!r we %\ld h a gov]nm5t 
)\t newspap]s1 or newspap]s )\t a       
gov]nm5t1 ,i %\ld n hesitate a mom5t to 
pref] ! latt]42 ,:]eas ,article #ai ( ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( 
,human ,rights1 adopt$ 9 ,p>is on       
,decemb] #aj1 #aidh1 /ates1 ,ev]yone has
 ! "r to fre$om ( op9ion & expression2  
?is "r includes fre$om to hold op9ions  
)\t int]f]5ce & to seek1 receive & imp>t
 in=mation & ideas ?r\gh any m$ia &     
reg>dless ( fronti]s42 ,:]eas1 on       
,decemb] #ah1 #bjac1 ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,g5]al ,assembly adopt$ ,unit$ ,nations 
,g5]al ,assembly ,resolution #afc       
7#bjac7 on ! safety ( j\rnali/s & !     
issue ( impunity1 :i* unequivocally     
condemns1 9 bo? conflict & nonconflict  
situations1 all attacks on & viol5ce    
aga9/ j\rnali/s & m$ia work]s1 includ+  
torture1 extrajudicial kill+1 en=c$     
disappe>ance1 arbitr>y det5tion1 &      
intimidation & h>assm5t2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,u4,s4 ,press ,fre$om ,track]1 a  
nonp>tisan website l$ by ! ,fre$om ( !  

,press ,f\ndation & ! ,committee to     
,protect ,j\rnali/s1 n less ?an #cbh    
press fre$om violations by local & ,/ate
 au?orities h be5 report$ by j\rnali/s  
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! c\rse ( cov]+
 ! demon/rations associat$ ) ! dea? (   
,george ,floyd1 a ,black man1 :ile he 0 
9 ,m9neapolis police cu/ody2 ,:]eas     
,kir/9 ,mc,cudden1 manag+ editor ( !    
,u4,s4 ,press ,fre$om ,track]1 describ$ 
! uptick 9 reports ( violations ( fre$om
 ( ! press 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates betwe5 ,may
 #be & ,june #c1 #bjbj1 z unprec$5t$ 9  
scope )\t a d\bt42 ,:]eas ,joel ,simon1 
executive director ( ! ,committee to    
,protect ,j\rnali/s1 wrote t cov]+      
prote/s & demon/rations is vital1 bo? 9 
ord] to in=m ! public ab\t ! dem&s ( !  
prote/]s & also to hold (ficials        
acc\ntable42 & ,:]eas m ?an #ajj m$ia & 
press fre$om organizations1 l$ by !     
,report]s ,committee = ,fre$om ( !      
,press1 sign$ a lett] dem&+ t law       
en=cem5t (fic]s imm$iately /op attacks  
aga9/ cr$5tial$1 cle>ly id5tifiable     

j\rnali/s & /ress$ t law en=cem5t (fic]s
 d n h legal immunity :5 !y violate     
cle>ly e/abli%$ rights "u ! ,fir/       
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 reaffirms its commitm5t to ! fre$om
 ( ! press & peaceful assembly z pill>s 
( democracy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7    
condemns 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms viol5ce       
committ$ aga9/ p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
ex]cis+ _! "r to free spee* & peaceful  
assembly1 includ+ j\rnali/s & memb]s ( !
 m$ia1 :e!r t viol5ce is committ$ by    
gov]nm5t (ficials or anyone else2  7#c7 
condemns 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms actions on !  
"p ( any local1 ,/ate1 or ,f$]al        
au?orities to limit1 re/rict1 or 9 any  
way prev5t memb]s ( ! m$ia f-- 7,a7     
p]=m+ _! jobs1 :i* contribute to !      
di/ribution ( vital in=mation2  7,b7    
promot+ gov]nm5t acc\ntability2  7,c7   
def5d+ democratic activity2 &  7,d7     
/r5g!n+ civil society2  7#d7 recognizes 
! brav]y & c\rage ( ! j\rnali/s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 =eign j\rnali/s1 & memb]s

 ( ! m$ia :o put _! own safety at risk 9
 ord] to cov] ! demon/rations associat$ 
) ! dea? ( ,george ,floyd & br+         
in=mation to ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
_w2  7#e7 calls on local1 ,/ate1 &      
,f$]al au?orities to-- 7,a7 take /eps to
 ensure t memb]s ( ! m$ia are able to   
safely p]=m _! duties )\t int]f]5ce1    
c5sor%ip1 ?reats ( viol5ce1 or physical 
h>m2 &  7,b7 explicitly exempt ! news   
m$ia f any curfew regulations2 &  7#f7  
calls on local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al         
au?orities & (ficials to-- 7,a7 id5tify 
& ?or\ghly inve/igate in/ances 9 :i*--  
7i7 gov]nm5t (ficials or memb]s ( police
 =ces h re/rict$ m$ia access to !       
demon/rations associat$ ) ! dea? (      
,george ,floyd2 or  7ii7 viol5ce 0      
p]petrat$ aga9/ memb]s ( ! m$ia dur+ ^? 
demon/rations2 &  7,b7 ensure t !       
p]petrators ( viol5ce aga9/ ! m$ia are  
appropriately discipl9$ &1 if           
appropriate1 *>g$4