It's a bit of a coincidence that having posted a reminder of the 'material support' petition last night, I just today received a forwarded email from the US Campaign for Burma regarding some new developments on the issue.

Currently, four senators are sponsoring or co-sponsoring the Coleman-Leahy amendment to H.R. 4393. Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) are sponsoring the Act, while current co-sponsors are Lisa Murkowsky (R-Alaska) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland).

The amendment is for the Immigration and Nationality Act and reads as follows:

Purpose: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an exception for refugees who have been forced against their will by terrorist organizations to provide support to such organizations.   more »