The Sportsmen's Heritage Act (H.R. 4089), a pro-hunting bill, is heading to the Senate for a vote. It combines many anti-wildlife proposals; one of them puts the polar bear's uncertian and troubled future at more risk than it it already facing  from global warming, chemical pollution of their habitats and oil exploration.

The bill seeks to amend amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to allow for the importation of polar bear "trophies" from Canada.

Please contact your Senators and ask them to vote no on H.R. 4089

What if you became the victim of domestic violence or rape and learned that you had fewer resources for help in your community, from the police, or through the court system?



This could happen if the U.S. House fails to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.



Since the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was first enacted in 1994, it's helped save thousands of lives by recognizing domestic and sexual violence as crimes at the federal level, and by giving organizations like Safe Horizon the vital resources they need to help women and families affected by violence and abuse.


VAWA is once again up for reauthorization. The Senate voted 68-31 in favor of this bill, and now it's up to the House. But it faces challenges because of partisan politics that could jeopardize programs that offer victims protection and help when they urgently need it.


Don't let victims lose this lifesaving legislation. Join Safe Horizon to support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act TODAY!

On Tuesday, April 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sportsmen's Heritage Act, which as drafted, could allow much of the National Park System to be opened to hunting and recreational shooting.

The bill included language that purports to exclude national parks and national monuments from hunting and recreational shooting, but is so poorly drafted that it could result in hunting being permitted in national parks, like Yellowstone and the Great Smoky Mountains.

In addition, it ignores the many designations of "national park unit" that also do not allow hunting, such as national historical park, national military park, national memorial, etc. Now that the bill has moved over to the Senate, its advocates are working aggressively to get it to the Senate floor. It is essential that the bill include a genuine exclusion for the National Park System that does not change current law.

Urge your senators to keep hunting out of National Parks.

Via Alternet.org: “Congress is seriously considering a bill called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Intended to allow information-sharing both between corporations and between corporations and the government, it presents serious dangers to individual privacy. The most important parts of the proposed act permit corporations to share information about their customers with each other and with the government if they assert that this information-sharing is necessary for national security…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

Please support the House of Representatives passing HR 676

The complete text of the H.R. 676 resolution

HR 676 IH

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 676

To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

A BILL

To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act’.

(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions and terms.

TITLE I—ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS
Sec. 101. Eligibility and registration.

Sec. 102. Benefits and portability.

Sec. 103. Qualification of participating providers.

Sec. 104. Prohibition against duplicating coverage.