119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 1, 2025
A resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month" and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.
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Latest action (Apr 1, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2098-2099)
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 1, 2025)
This resolution designates April 2025 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2098-2099)
Introduced in Senate
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PEN AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PEN AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Media (information/publishing)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.Res.152, A resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month" and recognizing the importance and significance of local news Issues relat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEN AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PEN AMERICA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.Res.152, A resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month" and recognizing the importance and significance of local news Issues relat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing