Press Release

FCNL joined more than 100 national organizations in signing a letter to President Biden urging him to block $735 million in weapons to Israel.

Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, Demand Progress, and Just Foreign Policy have teamed up with Actor and humanitarian Mark Ruffalo and the creators of the 2021 Oscar-nominated film HUNGER WARD, to urge President Biden to convince Saudi Arabia to immediately lift its inhumane blockade of Yemen.

FCNL commends the House of Representatives for passing the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) called on the Senate to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R.1620) after the House passed it today. FCNL strongly supports the tribal provisions in the bill.

FCNL joins its Circle of Protection partners in applauding the passage of the American Rescue Plan by Congress

FCNL praises House passage of the For the People Act (H.R.1).

FCNL hailed House passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

FCNL applauds President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States will end support for offensive operations in the Saudi/UAE-led coalition’s war in Yemen.

FCNL is pleased to learn General Secretary Diane Randall was named as a new Gender Champion in Nuclear Policy by the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) congratulates President Joe Biden for having reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend the New START Treaty for the maximum allowable five years.