CAM regularly meets with U.S. Senators, Representatives, and their staff to conduct briefings on atrocities in Burma and legislation related to the country. CAM’s current advocacy goals with Congress include:
- Accountability: Adopting a Congressional resolution condemning the Tatmadaw’s atrocities against Christians across Burma and demanding they immediately cease the violence. CAM has also joined the effort to pass H.Res.86 / S.Res.20, which condemns the Burmese military for gross violations of human rights and the 2021 military coup.
- Humanitarian Assistance: Funding the work of local organizations helping refugees from Burma in Mizoram, India as well as providing cross-border aid over the Indo-Burma border to Chin State.
- Appropriations: Ensuring that the final FY 2024 Appropriations Act includes $167 million in funding for Burma in accordance with the current Senate Bill, and ensuring that the language of the final bill requires the provision of non-lethal and technical assistance to pro-democracy forces in Burma.
CAM’s past work includes successful advocacy for the passage of the BURMA Act of 2022 and the inclusion of $136 million in funding for Burma in the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
