Tell Your Representative to Co-Sponsor House Resolution 317!
On April 10th, two US Members of Congress, Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-2), introduced H. Res. 317 laying out the common sense steps needed to reduce nuclear risks and move toward a world free of nuclear weapons. This official title of the bill is, “Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.”
The goal of H. Res. 317 is to increase public awareness and serve as an organizing vehicle for people around the country who want to be involved and make a difference by engaging with their members of Congress to build support and cultivate Congressional leadership for fundamental changes to U.S. nuclear weapons policy. In addition to those core elements, H.Res. 317 explicitly opposes nuclear testing, supports the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to address the legacy of harm caused by nuclear weapons, and prioritizes a just economic transition for the nuclear labor force and seeks to eliminate the president’s sole authority to launch a nuclear first strike. We are happy to report that already there are 13 co-sponsoring house members and counting!
Rep. McGovern introduced a similar resolution last Congressional session (H. Res. 77) which gathered 44 co-sponsors!
Take action today to ask your member of congress to co-sponsor H. Res. 317 (or check if they already have and send them a thank you message!)
Click here to email a request to your member of congress to co-sponsor H. Res. 317!
Or, make a quick call! Take 1-2 minutes to call your House Representative to share this simple message:
Hi, my name is [Name]. I live in [City/Town] and am a constituent of Representative [Name]). I am concerned about the growing threat of nuclear war and I want Representative [Name] to take real leadership on the issue, work to halt the new global nuclear arms race and support policies and legislation that reduce nuclear risks. Specifically, please co-sponsor House Resolution 317 – Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
Need to find their phone number? You can call the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 or look it up on the U.S. House or U.S. Senate website.