H.Res. 987: Expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from Putin's invasion.

H.Res. 987: Expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from Putin's invasion.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from Putin's invasion.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives declares its gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who continue to put themselves in harm's way to report on the humanitarian crisis and ongoing war on the ground in Ukraine following Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine; and honors the contributions of journalists and news staff reporting from the war in Ukraine as essential in the ongoing struggle for the rights of a free press and free speech internationally, pivotal in pushing back against false propaganda by tyrants, and crucial to informing Americans and the world of the horrors being wrought against the Ukrainian people.

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Official text

Expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from Putin's invasion.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · 157 cosponsors

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Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), William R. Keating (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Sean Casten (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA) and 97 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] reported raising $5.6 million (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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 (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres987.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres987 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117