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New Legislation Introduced in Congress

Thanks to your actions and pressure on Congress, Rep. Jim McGovern introduced HR 1707 on March 27, 2007, with 72 original co-sponsors! This new legislation would suspend operations at the SOA/WHINSEC and investigate the association of torture and human rights abuses associated with the school.

We need your help generating more cosponsors and support for HR 1707! Visit the Legislative Action Index on our website to learn more about how YOU can get involved and add your cosponsor as a supporter of this legislation. Use our Democracy In Action tool to send an automatic letter to your Member of Congress or access our sample call script and the congressional switchboard phone number to make your views heard in Washington! You can also access the updated list of cosponsors at the bottom of that page.

To determine if your representative has signed on as a sponsor of this bill, visit thomas.loc.gov, click on the link for "Search Bills and Resolutions" and search by bill number for HR 1707. By clicking on the "Bill Summary and Status" link, you can access information about the bill, including the list of current co-sponsors.

If your representative has yet to sign on, take the time to call their DC office by calling the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121). Here is a suggested message for you to convey:

"I am calling Congressman/woman ________ to remind him/her that Rep. Jim McGovern has introduced HR 1707, The Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, which would suspend and investigate the School of the Americas, which now uses the acronym WHINSEC. I urge the Congressman/woman to contact Rep. McGovern's office to become a cosponsor of this bill. This would be one very concrete step to support human rights and promote peace and justice for the people of Latin America."

• Central New York representatives

• SOA Watch
• CUSLAR's SOA call to action, March 2005
• CUSLAR's SOA call to action, November 2004
• CUSLAR's SOA call to action, March 2004