IV 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2020 Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Mr. Schiff , Ms. Norton , Mr. Vargas , Mrs. Hayes , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Rush , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Welch , Mr. Hastings , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Huffman , Mr. San Nicolas , Ms. Houlahan , and Ms. Eshoo ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance.