Email Congress to Help Childhelp

Email Congress

Every year Congress passes scores of new laws dealing with a huge variety of issues from national security to the economy. In the midst of this, it is all too easy for legislation intended to protect children from abuse and neglect to fall by the wayside. For this reason it is vital that we keep the pressure on members of Congress to pass much needed legislation designed to protect the most innocent and defenseless in society – our children.

Here you will learn about important legislation that is pending before Congress and be able to personally email letters of support to your Congressperson and Senators. We urge you to let them know that you stand with Childhelp in requesting their support for the following bills.

General Letter to Congress

Legislation is constantly changing but the needs of our children never go away. Take a moment to send this letter to your congressmen and senator. It may not seem like much but the legislation Congress passes today could help a child tomorrow.

Let your voice be heard by sending a message to Congress about what you want to see happening for child safety in our country.

Click on these links to search for and send a message to your House and Senate representatives: www.house.gov | www.senate.gov. Copy and paste the letter below into the message field of the contact form. Be sure to enter the name of your representative at the start of the message, and sign your name at the end.

Letter | Contact Congress

Dear ____________________,

I am writing today to ask for your support of the children in your district. I am sure that every day you have a multitude of bills crossing your desk, but I ask you to pay specific attention to those pertaining to our nation’s children. They are our future and they deserve to be protected.

Nowadays, with such easy access to the internet, our children are even more vulnerable to predators and those who would take advantage of them. It is our responsibility to keep them safe and to guard their innocence.

Child abuse is a serious issue and passing bills concerning Childhelp safety is an easy step we can take to help protect our nation’s children. As a supporter of Childhelp, an organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse, and a constituent of yours, I urge you to suppose this important piece of legislation.

Sincerely,

Child Protection Act

Child Protection Act of 2012 – Amends Title 18 of the United States Code to require stricter penalties for possession of child pornography, will provided enhanced protection for child witnesses, and increases funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Let your voice be heard by sending a message to Congress about what you want to see happening for child safety in our country. For more information on the bill’s status, sponsors, and full text, please Click Here.

Letter | Child Protection Act

Dear ____________________,

I am writing today to ask you to support the Child Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3456). This bill would amend Title 18 of the United States code to require stricter penalties for possession of child pornography, will provided enhanced protection for child witnesses, and increases funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

This is a piece of common sense legislation. Individuals who have committed crimes against children or other sex offenses should not have easy access victims and should be severly punished for thier crimes. In addition, crimes against children via the internet have become increasing prevelent and need to be dealt with.

Child abuse is a serious issue and passing this bill is one easy step we can take to help protect our nation’s children. As a supporter of Childhelp, an organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse, and a constituent of yours, I urge you to suppose this important piece of legislation.

Sincerely,