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Found the house bill: support HR3890

    I talked to a staffer for the committee on foreign affairs, who explained to me that the house hasn't started anything equivalent to McCain's "Saffron Revolution Support Bill" [S 2172] because it might be perceived as competing with that bill; the idea is that house members who support the Senate bill will wait for it to pass before introducing it in the house.  

So I did the other thing the staffer suggested, and searched http://thomas.loc.gov - and the guy's boss, Rep Tom Lantos, did in fact introduce a good bill, one with at least some teeth: the Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007, HR 3890.  Thomas.loc.gov is weird and doesn't provide static links to bills, so you will have to search for it there if you want to read it.  Basically it tightens up the import restrictions on gems coming out of Burma, and even takes a small swipe at Chevron,
reducing tax credits on the Yadana oil field development.

So, here is another thing you can do: call your congressman and ask them to co-sponsor or otherwise support HR3890.  

Grijalva's DC office:  202-225-2435
Gifford's DC office: 202-225-2542
 
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2007-10-29 Grijalva will co-sponsor it!
After one email Grijalva's office got back to me right away and answered "Thank you for making sure we know about this opportunity to support Burmese freedom. I am familiar with this legislation, and I made sure to add Raśl as a co-sponsor ASAP.  "  Thanks, Raul!!" --guest

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