H.Res. 277: Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity.

H.Res. 277: Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-26 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3729)

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3729) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity.

Plain summary

This resolution reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to media diversity and expresses its pledge to eliminate barriers to such diversity.

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Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · 72 cosponsors

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Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Joe Neguse (D-CO) and 12 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres277.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres277 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117