#PressAct
Thanks for the reminder.

Not to be forgotten then Senate *Majority* Leader @schumer.senate.gov made the infamous choices to not hold a vote or make the #PRESSact a priority for an entire year.

Time machine post 12/2024.

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May 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
#PressFreedomBill?
the bipartisan #PRESSAct H.R. 4250, aimed at creating the first federal shield law to protect journalists from compelled disclosure of sources & data, preventing G-surveillance of reporters, & include digital creators+
#GlobalPressFreedomAct; Protect #Journalists Internationally.
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Agreed @freedom.press

For those not familiar how MAJORITY Leader @schumer.senate.gov failed democracy and #PressFreedom

Schumer wasted his majority by failing to enact bi-partisan effort to protect journalists. #PressAct

SEE our post from a year ago…

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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Congressman #JamieRaskin's #PRESSAct would have shielded journalists from govt surveillance & from serving jail time for refusing to reveal their sources.

#Trump ordered #Republican members of #Congress to oppose the bill which had passed the House unanimously!

www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n... #press
Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations
In a new memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ will allow for subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to get information and testimony from journalists.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Every #Democrat who put the #PRESSAct on the back burner when they had the opportunity to pass a bipartisan bill codifying #journalist-source confidentiality should be ashamed.” ~ Seth Stern https://thedis...
#freedom#democracy#usa#gop#corruption#fascists#fascism

👉 Vote Fascists Out!
April 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
With word that US AG Bondi is weaponizing the DOJ against journalists & their sources it's worth noting that @schumer.senate.gov failed to advance the #PRESSact (designed to limit these attacks) for all of 2024. It had passed the HOUSE *unanimously* w/bipartisan support.
👇
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April 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Chucky: Trump poses a serious threat to journalism and free speech

(Also) Chucky: Doesn’t make the #PRESSACT a priority until the last second and fails to get it passed

Oh I’m so tired of establishment Dems
a baby doll is sitting on a bed reading a book .
Alt: Chucky Schumer (fossilized) (colorized) 1863
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Freedom of the Press
4th Eatate
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‘…obstacles only arose because Senate Democrats waited 11 months to act, after the House passed the bill last January. […] Bottom line, if leadership saw the bill as a higher priority, it would be the law of the land today.’

#PressAct
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January 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Tom Cotton was also the one that put the kibosh on the #PRESSact that made it through Johnson’s house with bipartisan support (!) to the Senate where Schumer let it die in the 118 Congress. Wyden brought it to the floor to last-ditch get a vote and Cotton denied it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=npOC...
Wyden Calls for Passage of PRESS Act
YouTube video by Ron Wyden
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM

@schumer.senate.gov

Please kindly help to get #PressAct to be passed by the Senate to protect journalists/journalism. We are running out of time. Thank you. 🙏

@msmalarkey24.bsky.social
@governorwalz.mn.gov
Speeches aren't enough. The senate has had all year to pass this bipartisan bill.

Leader Schumer needs to get the #PRESSAct into law now—whether by attaching it to a year-end legislative package or bringing it to the floor on its own—even if it means shortening lawmakers’ holiday break.
Speeches aren’t enough – pass the PRESS Act!
FPF's statement following Unanimous Consent vote on the PRESS Act
freedom.press
December 24, 2024 at 4:05 AM
@schumer.senate.gov

Please help to get #pressAct to be passed by the Senate in timely manner. We are really running out of time. Thank you.

@calltoactivism.bsky.social
@smith.senate.gov
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@meganhunt.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov come back and pass the #PRESSAct
“Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 24, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Flagging that NYT Editorial Board waited until October to advocate for the PRESSact that would actually protect journalists and their sources. @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

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Failed Senate leadership to not ensure this bipartisan bill became law. Passed House 1/22/2024

+ Major news orgs failed to advocate meaningfully.
Denial?
Normalcy bias?

Editorial Boards advocated support on the ~year old bill…
NYT 10/14/24
WaPo 12/6/24
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
. @brendannyhan.bsky.social it’s been painful to watch for almost a year the failure to protect journalists and their sources from Government overreach with the #PRESSact

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More threats to #PRESSfreedom

@schumer.senate.gov any last minute plans for a vote on the #PRESSact? ⏰ 🗓️

“The pressure from Trump and his allies on the media is already growing and will continue to intensify, according to two Trump aides..”

(credit to @sarahellison.bsky.social Jeremy Barr)
December 23, 2024 at 3:32 AM
More threats to #PRESSfreedom

@schumer.senate.gov any last minute plans for a vote on the #PRESSact? ⏰ 🗓️

“The pressure from Trump and his allies on the media is already growing and will continue to intensify, according to two Trump aides..”

(credit to @sarahellison.bsky.social Jeremy Barr)
December 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM
“Trump also urged Congressional Republicans to “kill this bill” in a social media post last month.”
#PressAct
Lets get it signed to protect our Press.
December 22, 2024 at 9:05 PM
While constitutionally protected, the free press is under attack. Owners of news media need to stand up for journalists against potential future pressures from the DOJ or FCC. Congress needs to pass the #PRESSAct, protections for journos and their sources. -Indira Lakshmanan, US News & World Report
Coming up soon on @velshi.bsky.social @velshimsnbc.bsky.social is a segment on the attacks on freedom of the press and democracy, and the crucial role of journalists in holding the line.

#pressfreedom #holdtheline
Please join me @velshimsnbc.bsky.social 10a-12p w/

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2)
David Miliband
@profmmurray.bsky.social
Jason Stanley
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Stuart Stevens
Sheila Bair
Indira Lakshmanan
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM
My latest article at #DemocracyWatchNews:

#Congress must pass two bills which support
#journalism in the #USA!

The #PRESSAct and
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act!
democracywatchnews.org/2024/11/jour...

#pressfreedom #freepress #democracy

@democracywatchnews.bsky.social
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act – Democracy Watch News
democracywatchnews.org
December 19, 2024 at 7:32 AM
A great starter pack. @zacheverson.com

We wish the news orgs these journalists work for were more vocal and visible advocating for the #PRESSact.

3 more days of legislative session…

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Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against government surveillance.

Tell your senator that you support the PRESS Act today.

More info here: www.npr.org/2024/12/...

Schumer spokesman says he intends to pass it this week.
wapo.st/3ZvqDjY
December 17, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Hello @markzaidesq.bsky.social

Wouldn’t it be helpful for the #PRESSact to become the law of the land?

3 days left in the Senate calendar.

bsky.app/profile/medi...
Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against government surveillance.

Tell your senator that you support the PRESS Act today.

More info here: www.npr.org/2024/12/...

Schumer spokesman says he intends to pass it this week.
wapo.st/3ZvqDjY
December 17, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Hoping the bipartisan #PRESSact to protect journalists is passed this week or included in Continuing Resolution or NDAA.

bsky.app/profile/medi...
Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against government surveillance.

Tell your senator that you support the PRESS Act today.

More info here: www.npr.org/2024/12/...

Schumer spokesman says he intends to pass it this week.
https://wapo.st/3ZvqDjY
December 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Hi @brianstelter.bsky.social do you think Wyden’s anti-SLAPP bill has a chance?

Why did WaPo wait until 12/6/24 to support the #PRESSact?
December 15, 2024 at 8:23 PM
In a related issue. It would be helpful @davidenrich.bsky.social if you have updates on the Wyden anti-SLAPP bill and #PRESSact (Will Schumer add to NDAA this week as his staff said he might?)

mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/the-media-...
The Media and Democracy Project joins press freedom groups calling for PRESS Act
Press freedom, civil liberties and news organizations collectively urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance a bill to protect journalists
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Bezos has made clear by stepping on the editorial board that it’s his paper, his agenda. His choice of an ethically-challenged Murdoch-henchman was the warning sign. Waiting until 12/6/24 for WaPo leadership to endorse the #PRESSact was dereliction of duty.WaPo not adequately illuminating “darkness”
December 15, 2024 at 2:39 PM