The Bills
H.R.1962 — Free Flow of Information Act of 2013
S.987 — A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media
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The struggle since 2006
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State-by-state directory of U.S. senators
Alabama
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4124
State phone: (334) 244-7017
Email
Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5744
State phone: (205) 759-5047
Email
Alaska
Mark Begich (D-AK)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3004
State phone: (907) 271-5915
Email
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6665
State phone: (907) 271-3735
Email
Arizona
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4521
State phone: (480) 833-0092
Email
John McCain (R-AZ)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2235
State phone: (602) 952-2410
Email
Arkansas
John Boozman (R-AR)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4843
State phone: (479) 725-0400
Email
Mark L. Pryor (D-AR)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2353
State phone: (501) 324-6336
Email
California
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3553
State phone: (415) 403-0100
Email
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3841
State phone: (415) 393-0707
Email
Colorado
Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5852
State phone: (303) 455-7600
Email
Mark Udall (D-CO)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5941
State phone: (303) 650-7820
Email
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2823
State phone: (860) 258-6940
Email
Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4041
State phone: (617) 565-8519
Email
Delaware
Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2441
State phone: (302) 674-3308
Email
Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5042
State phone: (302) 573-6345
Email
Florida
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5274
State phone: (888) 671-4091
Email
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3041
State phone: (407) 254-2573
Email
Georgia
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3521
State phone: (770) 763-9090
Email
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3643
State phone: (770) 661-0999
Email
Hawaii
Mazie K. Hirono(D-HI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6361
State phone: (808) 541-1986
Email
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3934
State phone: (808) 541-2542
Email
Idaho
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6142
State phone: (208) 334-1776
Email
James E. Risch (R-ID)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2752
State phone: (208) 342-7985
Email
Illinois
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2152
State phone: (312) 353-4952
Email
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2854
State phone: (312) 886-3506
Email
Indiana
Daniel Coats (R-IN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5623
State phone: (317) 554-0750
Email
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4814
State phone: (574) 288-2780
Email
Iowa
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3744
State phone: (515) 288-1145
Email
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3254
State phone: (515) 284-4574
Email
Kansas
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6521
State phone: (913) 393-0711
Email
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4774
State phone: (913) 451-9343
Email
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2541
State phone: (502) 582-6304
Email
Rand Paul (R-KY)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4343
State phone: (270) 782-8303
Email
Louisiana
Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5824
State phone: (504) 589-2427
Email
David Vitter (R-LA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4623
State phone: (337) 262-6898
Email
Maine
Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2523
State phone: (207) 945-0417
Email
Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5344
State phone: (207) 786-2451
Email
Maryland
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4524
State phone: (410) 962-4436
Email
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4654
State phone: (410) 962-4510
Email
Massachusetts
William M. Cowan (D-MA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2742
State phone: (617) 565-8519
Email
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4543
State phone: (617) 565-3170
Email
Michigan
Carl Levin (D-MI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6221
State phone: (313) 226-6020
Email
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4822
State phone: (517) 203-1760
Email
Minnesota
Al Franken (D-MN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5641
State phone: (651) 221-1016
Email
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3244
State phone: (612) 727-5220
Email
Mississippi
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5054
State phone: (601) 965-4649
Email
Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6253
State phone: (601) 965-4644
Email
Montana
Max Baucus (D-MT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2651
State phone: (406) 657-6790
Email
Jon Tester (D-MT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2644
State phone: (406) 449-5401
Email
Nebraska
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6551
State phone: (402) 391-3411
Email
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4224
State phone: (402) 758-8981
Email
Nevada
Dean Heller (R-NV)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6244
State phone: (702) 388-6605
Email
Harry Reid (D-NV)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3542
State phone: (702) 388-5020
Email
New Hampshire
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3324
State phone: (603) 622-7979
Email
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2841
State phone: (603) 647-7500
Email
New Jersey
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3224
State phone: (973) 639-8700
Email
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4744
State phone: (973) 645-3030
Email
New Mexico
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5521
State phone: (502) 325-5030
Email
Tom Udall (D-NM)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6621
State phone: (505) 346-6791
Email
New York
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4451
State phone: (212) 688-6262
Email
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6542
State phone: (212) 486-4430
Email
North Carolina
Richard Burr (R-NC)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3154
State phone: (800) 685-8916
Email
Kay R. Hagan (D-NC)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6342
State phone: (336) 333-5311
Email
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2043
State phone: (701) 258-4648
Email
John Hoeven (R-ND)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2551
State phone: (701) 250-4618
Email
Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2315
State phone: (216) 522-7272
Email
Rob Portman (R-OH)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3353
State phone: (614) 469-6774
Email
Oklahoma
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5754
State phone: (918) 581-7651
Email
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4721
State phone: (918) 748-5111
Email
Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3753
State phone: (503) 326-3386
Email
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5244
State phone: (503) 326-7525
Email
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6324
State phone: (717) 231-7540
Email
Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4254
State phone: (215) 241-1090
Email
Rhode Island
Jack Reed (D-RI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4642
State phone: (401) 943-3100
Email
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2921
State phone: (401) 453-5294
Email
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5972
State phone: (864) 250-1417
Email
Tim Scott (R-SC)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6121
State phone: (843) 852-2222
Email
South Dakota
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5842
State phone: (605) 332-8896
Email
John Thune (R-SD)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2321
State phone: (605) 334-9596
Email
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4944
State phone: (615) 736-5129
Email
Bob Corker (R-TN)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3344
State phone: (423) 756-2757
Email
Texas
John Cornyn (R-TX)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2934
State phone: (512) 469-6034
Email
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5922
State phone: (512) 916-5834
Email
Utah
Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5251
State phone: (801) 524-4380
Email
Mike Lee (R-UT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5444
State phone: (801) 524-5933
Email
Vermont
Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4242
State phone: (800) 642-3193
Email
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5141
State phone: (800) 339-9834
Email
Virginia
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-4024
State phone: (804) 771-2221
Email
Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2023
State phone: (703) 442-0670
Email
Washington
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3441
State phone: (206) 220-6400
Email
Patty Murray (D-WA)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2621
State phone: (206) 553-5545
Email
West Virginia
Joe Manchin III (D-WV)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3954
State phone: (304) 342-5855
Email
John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6472
State phone: (304) 347-5372
Email
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5653
State phone: (608) 264-5338
Email
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5323
State phone: (414) 276-7282
Email
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