The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 100 news outlets and press rights organizations in a letter on Tuesday, October 8, asking U.S. Congressional members to support the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act).
The bill would create a federal shield safeguarding reporter-source confidentiality and prevent government access to unreported source material. The legislation previously passed the House twice but has languished in the Senate.
The letters, authored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, urged members of the Senate to pass the bill during this critical time and requested the House support the measure if it is returned to that chamber.