"Wednesday evening the US Congress passed the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act following an affirmative vote in the House of Representatives. The vote was accompanied by several strong statements of support from influential Representatives calling for US leadership to support viable efforts to apprehend top LRA commanders and permanently end LRA atrocities in central Africa, as well as to hold the Ugandan government accountable for ensuring a transparent and comprehensive reconstruction process in northern Uganda. The legislation is now on President Obama's desk, and he has 10 days to either sign it into law or veto it.
The bill's passage reflects unprecedented consensus in Congress that President Obama should take stronger steps to help stop LRA violence and support efforts to secure lasting peace in northern Uganda. The legislation was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 65 Senators and 201 Representatives, making it the most widely supported Africa-specific bill in US history. Tens of thousands of US citizens mobilized in support of the legislation, including nearly 2,000 who participated in a Washington, DC lobby day last year and thousands more who participated in hundreds of meetings with Congressional offices across the country."
For more information on the bill, check out the ResolveUganda website here.
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