We’ve made truly remarkable progress toward ending the violence of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), but our work is not done yet. Joseph Kony remains at large and LRA violence has actually increased over the past year. Thankfully, our allies in Congress recently introduced the LRA Resolution, calling on President Obama to stay the course until LRA violence finally ends. And because of your voices, more members of Congress are joining in with their support.

The bipartisan LRA Resolution (H.Res. 394 / S.Res. 237) calls on President Obama and other international leaders to remain committed to seeing a permanent end to LRA violence, bringing Joseph Kony to justice, and supporting the lasting recovery of LRA-affected communities in central and East Africa.

Below is a list of the members of Congress who championed the Resolution and who responded to your dedicated advocacy by signing on as cosponsors. In other words: NICE WORK! We’ll continue to update this blog as the list of cosponsors grows, in response to your voices. If you see your member of Congress listed below, be sure to send them a quick “thank you” message on Twitter. 

UNITED STATES SENATE

Introducing Sponsors:
Sen. John Boozman (AR R) 
Sen. Dick Durbin (IL D)

Cosponsors:
Sen. Mike Rounds (SD R)*
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI D)*
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (UT R)*
Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA R)*
Sen. Edward J. Markey (MA D)*
Sen. James M. Inhofe (OK R)*
Sen. Gary C. Peters (MI D)*

Sen. Chris Coons (DE D)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH D)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (NM D)
Sen. Christopher Murphy (CT D)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR D)
Sen. Ben L. Cardin (MD D)
Sen. Thom R. Tillis (NC R)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI D)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introducing Sponsors:
Rep. Jim P. McGovern (MA02 D)
Rep. Joe R. Pitts (PA16 R)

Cosponsors:
Rep. Rodney L. Davis (IL13 R)*
Rep. John R. Lewis (GA05 D)*
Rep. Jeff B. Miller (FL01 R)*
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA43 D)*
Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (LA02 D)*
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA26 D)*
Rep. Barbara J. Lee (CA13 D)*
Rep. Mike Honda (CA17 D)*
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC01 D)*
Rep. Donna F. Edwards (MD04 D)*
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (FL24 D)*
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX19 R)*
Rep. Steve J. Israel (NY03 D)*
Rep. Adam Smith (WA09 D)*
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR03 D)*
Rep. Peter F. Welch (VT01 D)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX18 D)
Rep. Michael E. Capuano (MA07 D)
Rep. Eliot Engel (NY16 D)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL09 D)
Rep. Keith Rothfus (PA12 R)
Rep. Pete DeFazio (OR04 D)
Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN01 D)
Rep. John Garamendi (CA03 D)
Rep. Bobby Rush (IL01 D)
Rep. Tim Walz (MN01 D)
Rep. Sam Farr (MN01 D)
Rep. Karen R. Bass (CA37 D)
Rep. Scott Peters (CA52 D)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL20 D)
Rep. Randy Weber (TX14 R)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI04 D)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY03 D)
Rep. Ted Poe (TX02 R)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN09 D)
Rep. Seth Moulton (MA06 D)
Rep. Adam B. Schiff (CA28 D)
Rep. David N. Cicilline (RI01 D)

If all three of your members of Congress are not yet on this list, keep reaching out to them until they cosponsor.

* indicates a Senator or Representative who was an original cosponsor at the time of a resolution’s introduction.