More than 100 representatives of the US legislature, 26 senators and 75 congressmen, called on the Secretary of State Marco Rubio to stop the American military support to Azerbaijan. As justification, they cited Baku's verdicts against illegally detained Armenians, the destruction of Armenian Christian heritage, and the ongoing military occupation of Armenia's sovereign territory. This is reported by the Armenian American Committee. This bicameral and bipartisan campaign, supported by the Armenian American Committee, was led by Senators Gary Peters and Adam Schiff, as well as members of the House of Representatives, Gus Bilirakis and Frank Pallon. The letter was supported by the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, as well as the heads of a number of committees and subcommittees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. This initiative is a response to the Trump administration's circumvention of Section 907 of the Freedom Assistance Act, which reauthorizes US military aid to Azerbaijan. President Trump first suspended Section 907 in August 2025, after a White House summit with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and in July 2026, he formally notified Congress of this presidential � about his intention to use the privilege again. In the October 5 letter, the legislators cite, among other issues, the destruction of Armenian churches in Nagorno-Karabakh, including reports of the demolition of two temples in Stepanakert in April 2026. They also point to Azerbaijan's reinforced military presence in approximately 241 square kilometers of Armenia's sovereign territory following illegal incursions in 2021 and 2022. Lawmakers note that Armenia returned four villages to Azerbaijan in May 2024, while Baku did not respond to that move by withdrawing its forces. Lawmakers who signed the letter call on the administration to freeze US military aid until Azerbaijan takes practical steps to free Armenian prisoners, further destruction of Armenian cultural heritage. in the direction of protecting it and withdrawing its troops from the sovereign territory of Armenia. Commenting on the circulation of the aforementioned letter, Aram Hambaryan, the executive director of the Washington office of the American Armenian Dat Committee, noted that the US Congress clearly expressed its bipartisan and bicameral conviction. "After the vote held in the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, where the demand to release the Armenian hostages from Azerbaijan was accepted by an overwhelming majority of 44 in favor and 7 against, out of 100 representing more than 25 states � More lawmakers have called on the Trump administration to trigger Section 907 and end US arms and aid to oil-rich Azerbaijan. They emphasized that Aliyev's corrupt and genocidal regime neither needs nor deserves American generosity, especially in the conditions when many Americans in the United States are facing economic difficulties. According to them, President Trump's circumvention of the restrictions of Article 907 and the provision of American weapons and aid to Baku are pushing back the peace process, encouraging Ilham Aliyev to continue violence against Armenian hostages. The destruction of Estonian churches, the occupation of Armenian territories and preventing the safe, collective and protected return of refugees to their native homeland, Artsakh. The Armenian-American community is grateful to Senator Peters, Senator Schiff, House Members Bilirakis, Fallon, and all the legislators who have joined this initiative to ensure accountability. �.