Current Legislation

Updated: April 15, 2008

Read more about pending legislation on Darfur and take action to encourage the support of your elected officials.

• Appropriations: Funding for Peacekeepers
• Senate Resolution 470: Calling for a Comprehensive Regional Strategy for Chad, Central African Republic and Darfur
• House Resolution 1011: Calling for a Comprehensive Regional Strategy for Chad, Central African Republic and Darfur
• House Bill 5668: Prohibiting the President from Attending the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics

Learn about how you can help ensure that the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act, which was passed in December 2007, can be effectively implemented.

• Implementing the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act

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.

Download our one-pager to learn more about additional funding needs for Darfur in 2008.

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 470 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.

Legislation passed unanimously on April 14, 2008.

House Resolution 1011: Calling for a Comprehensive Regional Strategy for Chad, CAR 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".

Legislation passed unanimously on May 5, 2008.

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.

Implementing 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), Senator 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 state and local divestment
* Prohibits U.S. government contracts with companies fueling the genocide
* Authorizes states to prohibit contracts with companies fueling the genocide

Send an Email: Ask President Bush to ensure the effective implementation of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act before the April 29 deadline.

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.