Two Plans to Help
End War and Build Peace
Written by Greg Burgess, a candidate for Congress in California. These bills are his plan to use diplomacy, fairness, and trade — instead of bombs — to make the world safer for everyone.
Right now, millions of children go to sleep hungry because of wars they didn't start. Families are losing everything. The world is burning in more places than any time since World War II. Greg Burgess has a plan — not to fight more wars, but to stop them.
The Global Conflict Resolution
and Accountability Act
This bill is about stopping wars that are happening right now — in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, and beyond — and making sure the United States only helps people who follow the rules, not those who hurt civilians.
The sanctity of every human life — Israeli, Palestinian, Iranian, Sudanese, Yemeni, American — is not negotiable. No military goal justifies the deliberate killing of civilians.— Global Conflict Resolution and Accountability Act, Sec. 102
What This Bill Actually Does
🧒 Think of It This Way…
Imagine two kids on a playground are fighting. One of them pulls out a knife. The school bully has been handing both of them weapons. A good teacher doesn't just watch — and doesn't just back their favorite kid. A good teacher steps in, takes the weapons away, gets everyone medical help, and sits everyone down to figure out how to share the playground fairly.
That is what this bill asks the United States to do. Not because we don't care about either side. But because we care about everyone.
🌍 Sudan and Yemen Too
The GCRA doesn't stop at Gaza. In Sudan, a militia called the RSF is committing what experts call genocide — killing people because of their ethnicity. In Yemen, bombs paid for with U.S. money have hit hospitals and homes. This bill designates the Sudan atrocities as genocide, cuts weapons to bad actors in Yemen, and demands real peace talks for both countries.💰 It Pays for Itself
All the money for this bill comes from cutting the weapons shipments we're pausing anyway. No new spending. A dollar saved from a bomb can become a dollar spent on a school. That's the "peace dividend" — and this bill counts every cent of it.The Strategic Trade, Diplomacy,
and International Peace Act
This bill is about building peace before wars start. Instead of sending soldiers, the U.S. would send opportunities — good trade deals, job training, and real partnerships with countries that treat their people fairly.
Send troops. Spend trillions. Build resentment. Leave chaos.
Build trade. Share skills. Earn trust. Create lasting stability.
What This Bill Actually Does
The Pursuit of Happiness — as the Founders understood it — was not about buying more things. It was about living a good life: with virtue, with community, with enough time to be a decent parent, neighbor, and citizen. Our trade policy should serve that goal.— STDIPA, Sec. 2 Findings, drawing on the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson
⏰ What Is "Time Affluence"?
This bill introduces a new way to measure whether a country is really doing well. Not just GDP — but Time Affluence: Do people have enough free time to spend with their families? To volunteer? To rest? Research shows this predicts happiness far better than income alone. A country where everyone works three jobs and still can't pay rent is not succeeding — no matter what the GDP says.🌱 The Biogas-Compost-Wildfire Connection
Here's something surprising: the same system that reduces wildfire risk in Northern California also generates clean energy and rebuilds soil. Forest cuttings and cow manure go into a digester, produce methane for power, and the leftover material becomes rich compost. Fewer wildfires. Cleaner energy. Better farms. This is Greg's backyard issue — and it belongs in global trade policy too.How They Work Together
The GCRA stops fires already burning. The STDIPA prevents new fires from starting. Together, they are a complete strategy for a safer, more peaceful world.
Stop the Bleeding First
The GCRA acts immediately — ceasefire, aid, accountability. You can't build peace while people are still dying.
Then Build Something Better
The STDIPA creates the conditions where wars don't start — fair trade, skilled workers, respected rights.
Save Money in the Process
Both bills cut unnecessary military spending and redirect it. Peace is cheaper than war. Always has been.
Hold Everyone Accountable
Neither bill picks favorites. Bad actors face consequences regardless of which side they're on or who they're allied with.
Address Every Region
Gaza. Sudan. Yemen. Iran. Russia-Ukraine. Congo. Myanmar. Neither bill ignores suffering because it's inconvenient.
Center the Children
Every policy in both bills asks: what does this mean for the children caught in the middle? Their lives are the measure.
"Every one of them is a child of God. That is my position, documented and public. I condemn the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. I mourn the Palestinian civilian dead with equal grief. I support a secure Israel and a real Palestinian state. And I am asking every candidate running for Congress: what is yours?"
— Gregory Burgess, Op-Ed, March 2026