This article was found on the World Vision website and was referred to in the Invisible Children blog. I thought it was worth re-posting. If you can help - please do!
Children around the world are exploited on battlefields as sex slaves, porters and combatants. But your senator has the opportunity to make a critical decision that would increase their protection from this kind of abuse.
For more than a year now, World Vision has been working with supporters like you to ensure the passage of the Child Soldier Prevention Act — a bill that will restrict U.S. military assistance to governments that use children in conflicts. As often happens, the child soldier bill has been combined with another bill, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). The TVPRA represents the first major comprehensive U.S. effort to address the global scourge of human trafficking. Not only does the bill provide measures for combating child labor and sexual exploitation, but it includes the vital provisions of the Child Soldier Prevention Act, which can help eliminate the use of child soldiers in places like places like Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Sri Lanka. The House passed it's version of the bill 405-2. Now it's time for the Senate to pass its version and reconcile any differences with the House-passed version.
Join others in making a call to support the TVPRA and Child Soldier Prevention Act. Call your senators today — it's easy! Calls to congressional offices are typically taken by receptionists who briefly note the topic you are calling about. You will not be asked for detailed information.
VISIT THIS SITE TO FIND YOUR SENATORS
You can use this script when you call:
Hello, my name is ________ and I live in __________. I would like to urge the Senator to pass the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S.3061). The Senate needs to pass this historical bill and reconcile it with the House-passed version as soon as possible.
Thank you.
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3 comments:
What is the phone number that I need to call, I need the number so that I could pass this arround.
what can I do to help with this bill.
The link above should direct you to a site where you can type in your area code and find your senator/represntative information.
However, it is worth noting that this legislation has already been voted on and passed!
President Bush signed it into law a couple of weeks ago!
Thanks to all who helped!
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