SRES 715 — A resolution recognizing escalating threats to freedom of the press and freedom of speech worldwide, including increasing harm to journalists reporting in conflict zones and under repressive regimes, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in upholding democracy, fostering economic prosperity, and keeping the public informed, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in supporting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of "World Press Freedom Day" on May 3, 2026.

Congress 119

Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2177-2178)

Action timeline

2026-04-30 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2177-2178)
2026-04-30 · 10025 — Submitted in Senate

Text versions

Introduced in Senate · 2026-04-30 — open

Connected on the graph

Inbound (2)

date	from	type	amount	role	source
—	Van Hollen, Chris	cosponsor_of_bill	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	Wyden, Ron	cosponsor_of_bill	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

Who matters

Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.

#	Member	Role	Speeches	Voted	Score
1	Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR)	cosponsor	3	—	4
2	Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD)	cosponsor	2	—	3

Who's influencing them

Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.

#	Org	LDA spend	Donor employees	Employee donations	Total
1	not employed	$0	108	$6,055	$6,055
2	brightview senior living	$0	1	$5,000	$5,000
3	barnes & thornburg	$0	1	$3,500	$3,500
4	self employed	$0	14	$2,218	$2,218
5	actumllc	$0	1	$2,000	$2,000
6	actum llc	$0	2	$1,500	$1,500
7	mindset	$0	1	$1,000	$1,000
8	aura astronomy	$0	1	$1,000	$1,000
9	kl gates llp	$0	1	$1,000	$1,000
10	intuitive machines	$0	2	$750	$750
11	national network to end domestic viole	$0	1	$500	$500
12	lifebridge health	$0	1	$500	$500
13	clark hill	$0	1	$500	$500
14	maryland citizens health initiative	$0	1	$250	$250
15	george washington university	$0	1	$250	$250
16	retired	$0	1	$250	$250
17	none	$0	1	$50	$50
18	whole body healing	$0	1	$50	$50
19	peacehealth	$0	1	$50	$50
20	national institutes of health	$0	2	$50	$50
21	un women	$0	1	$30	$30
22	oregon state university	$0	1	$30	$30
23	st. mary's church	$0	1	$25	$25
24	constellation	$0	1	$25	$25
25	washington national cathedral	$0	1	$25	$25

Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no

2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)

Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor

Activity

Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.

2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship

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