Ask Congress to Support the

EXAMPLE LETTER

Subject: Please sponsor the Bloom Safe: Make America The Safest Place To Be A Kid Act

[Date]

The Honorable [Senator/Representative First Last]
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Dear [Senator/Representative Last Name],

As one of your constituents from [City/Town, State Zip], I’m writing to respectfully ask you to sponsor and champion the Bloom Safe: Make America The Safest Place To Be A Kid Act (https://www.bloomsafe.org), a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA) and strengthen survivor support nationwide.

An urgent need. CSA is a preventable public‑health crisis impacting millions of children every day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys are victims of sexual abuse before the age of 18 in the United States today. Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that the most likely age to be a victim of sexual assault in the United States is 14, the second most likely age to be a victim of sexual assault is 4, and nearly TWO THIRDS OF ALL sexual assault victims are minors.

These statistics are a heartbreaking call to action.  And yet, while the federal government spends $5.4 Billion each year on incarcerating convicted CSA perpetrators, only $3 Million was approved for CSA prevention at CDC/HHS in the FY2025 continuing resolution (CR).  That means for every $1,800 the federal government spends punishing what is likely less than 1% of all perpetrators based on the reported conviction rates, we are only spending $1 on protecting children from victimization in the first place, 0.056% of federal spending on CSA is spent on prevention.  

Prevention is critical and affordable. We cannot let another generation pass with kids suffering in silence and adults looking the other way.  The time to act is now.

Bipartisan momentum. In May 2025, a bipartisan coalition in the House led by Rep. Don Bacon (R‑NE) with Reps. Lucy McBath (D‑GA), Danny K. Davis (D‑IL), and others formally urged increased federal investment in CSA prevention research, citing the same alarming prevalence and cost data mentioned here. The Bloom Safe: Make America The Safest Place To Be A Kid Act channels that momentum into a concrete, nonpartisan solution that protects kids, supports families, and strengthens communities 

The Bloom Safe Act approach. The Bloom Safe: Make America The Safest Place To Be A Kid Act brings together and unifies every evidence‑based primary prevention and response strategy into one federally coordinated framework with five pillars:

1. Education & Prevention: Implement age‑appropriate, evidence‑based PreK–12 body‑safety/consent and digital‑safety curricula nationwide (building on Erin’s Law).
2. Adult Training: Require “Bloom Safe” training and certification for all child‑serving adults (teachers, coaches, faith leaders, healthcare, foster/adoptive parents, law enforcement, etc), starting with all mandated reporters.
3. Public Awareness: Launch a sustained national campaign to destigmatize conversations around CSA prevention, educate on red‑flags/risk‑factors, and promote reporting and trauma-informed care.
4. Survivor Support: Expand trauma‑informed, culturally competent services for survivors; ensure a Children’s Advocacy Center or mobile trauma team is within 60 minutes of every child.
5. Research & Data: Create a National CSA Research & Data Hub to modernize metrics (including online exploitation), publish annual prevalence/cost reports, and drive continuous accountability and improvement based on peer reviewed scientific evidence-based discovery of what actually works.

Governance, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. The Act authorizes $1 Billion over five years as a public‑private partnership with strict oversight. It establishes a Bloom Safe Task Force co‑chaired by HHS, CDC, and the U.S. Department of Education (with DOJ in an advisory/coordination role), aligns grants and standards across agencies, and mandates transparent annual reporting to Congress on outcomes, spending, and progress. This is a strategic investment designed to save lives and taxpayer dollars by preventing abuse before it happens and reduce downstream justice and healthcare costs.

My ask.

• Please sponsor and help introduce the Bloom Safe: Make America The Safest Place To Be A Kid Act (to download a copy of the Act, visit https://www.bloomsafe.org).
• Encourage colleagues on relevant committees to support its five‑pillar approach, public‑private model, and robust oversight, reporting, and research provisions.
• Reach out to Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL), the first Congress member to review this act and tell him you support it and want to join him in introducing it.
• If you have questions, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how this will benefit families in [District/State] and I am happy to connect your staff with the Bloom Safe author and his collaborators and advocates in our state.

Thank you for your leadership on child safety. Making America the safest place in the world to be a kid is a goal we can all stand behind.  Your voice matters. Please make it heard.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State ZIP]
[Email] | [Phone]
[Optional: Organization/Title]

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