Congressional Action: Next Steps on Darfur
What Now?
What can your member of Congress do now to help stop genocide?
Now that your members of Congress have been graded on their efforts to stop genocide, we need them to take action. Contact your representatives and senators to let them know you have seen their grade on Darfur, and you expect them to do more.
Immediate Action
Updated: April 15, 2008
House Resolution 1011: Calling for a Comprehensive Regional Strategy for Chad and Darfur
On February 28, 2008 Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) introduced House Resolution 1011, "calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan".
Send an email: Urge your Representative to co-sponsor H.Res.1011.
Appropriations: Funding for Peacekeepers
The 2008 Budget left a shortfall of $334 million in funding for Darfur peacekeeping this year. Full funding is necessary to ensure the success of the peacekeeping mission.
Call 1-800-GENOCIDE: Urge your members of Congress to support an additional $334 million for peacekeeping in Darfur.
House Bill 5668: Prohibiting the President and Other U.S. Government Officials from Attending the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics
On April 1, 2008 Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) introduced House Bill 5668 which will prohibit Federal Government Officials from attending in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The prohibition is tied to China’s human-rights record, including their support and protection for the government of Sudan which has been engaged in a genocidal campaign against the civilian population in Darfur since 2003.
Send an Email: Urge your Representative to support H.R.5668.
Recently Passed Legislation
The Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act
On December 31, 2007 President Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act into law. This action followed the unanimous passage of the bill in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Now the bill must be effectively implemented.
Championed by Senator Dodd (D-CT), Senate Shelby (R-AL), Congressman Frank (D-MA) and Congresswoman Lee (D-CA), this bill increases economic pressure on the government of Sudan to help end the ongoing genocide in Darfur.
The bill:
* Protects states that divest;
* Prohibits U.S. government contracts with companies fueling the genocide; and
* Authorizes states to prohibit contracts with companies fueling the genocide.
Send an Email: Ask your elected officials to ensure the effective implementation of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act.
Download GI-Net's one-pager on SADA implementation.
For more information on targeted Sudan divestment visit the Sudan Divestment Task Force, a project of the Genocide Intervention Network.
Senate Resolution 470: Calling for a Comprehensive Regional Strategy for Chad, CAR and Darfur
On March 4, 2008 Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) introduced Senate Resolution 455 calling on the international community and regional actors to commit to achieving an effective resolution to the national and regional conflicts in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.
Passed unanimously on April 14, 2008.
