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.

This resolution recognizes escalating threats to press freedom worldwide in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2026. It notes that more journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping records, with at least 227 killed in Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon since October 7, 2023. The resolution calls on the President and Secretary of State to preserve U.S. leadership on press freedom, pursue transparent investigations of attacks on American journalists, and promote press protections globally. It carries no binding legal effect.