Pending U.S. Legislation and Updates

Want to schedule a meeting with your elected officials? Here you'll find resources to help you plan and run an effective lobby meeting, a list of legislation elected U.S. officials can act on, and messages you can deliver to them on behalf of the people of Darfur.

How to Lobby:

You can help pressure Congress to do more to help the people of Darfur by meeting with your congressional representative or members of his or her staff.

1. Find your members of Congress and contact them by email
2. Visit DarfurScores – what have your legislators done to end genocide?
   • If your members have a poor record on Darfur, educate them on the issues. If they are already a leader for Darfur, thank them for their support and urge them to continue their efforts.
3. Read GI-Net's Day 75 asks for up-to-date talking points and actions your legislators, President and other key officials can take to help end genocide, including:
   1. Write a letter to President Obama to get Humanitarian Aid Back into Darfur
   2. Make a commitment to question Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sudan
   3. Make a commitment to question Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Sudan
4. Hold a lobby meeting with your member of Congress or their staff. It’s simpler than you may think! Use our lobbying resources for help along the way:
   • How to Lobby (PDF)
5. Report the results of your lobbying efforts by emailing us at .
   

U.S. Congress

House Resolution 241: Commending the International Criminal Court for issuing a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and expressing the hope that this will be a significant step in the long road towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region

Purpose: This resolution:

• Commends the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir;
• Condemns the expulsion of international aid agencies, which further threatens the lives of over 1.1 million people who depend on these organizations for food, water, health care, and safety;
• Calls upon the international community to persist in its efforts to bring President al-Bashir to justice and to pressure the Government of Sudan to cease its campaign of violence;

Status: Introduced by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL). Open for co-sponsors.

Action: Call or write your representative urging him or her to co-sponsor H. Res. 241.