Urge
your House and Senate Members today to support the Landmine Elimination
and Victim Assistance Act of 2001.
The
U.S. House of Representatives To find out who your members of Congress are, visit www.vote-smart.org or www.house.gov or www.senate.gov. For a sample letter, click here. Background In honor of Ban Landmines Week March 5-11 in Washington, D.C., Senator Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Landmine Elimination and Victim Assistance Act of 2001 on March 8. The bill urges President George W. Bush to join the Mine Ban Treaty as soon as possible; directs the Department of Defense to field alternatives to antipersonnel mines; and directs the President to create an inter-agency committee on landmine victim assistance. Also on March 8, 2001, Representative Evans (D-IL), with the outspoken support of Representatives Quinn (R-NY) and McGovern (D-MA), introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives. Click
here to read the entire bill.
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