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  • Shutdown is a moral reckoning

    Statement | 

    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is deeply disappointed by Congress’ failure to avert a government shutdown and pass spending legislation to fund essential programs and services.  

  • A Remembrance of Joanne Warner

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  • End American Participation in the War in Yemen with the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020

    Letter | October 17, 2019
    Over forty prominent Americans agree: Now is the time to end U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides a crucial chance to end our complicity in Yemen, and FCNL joined activists and former government officials in calling on Congress to seize that opportunity.

  • FCNL Submits Written Testimony Supporting Peacebuilding in FY22 Budget

    Background | June 14, 2021
    Diane Randall submitted written testimony supporting increased funding for the Complex Crises Fund and the Atrocity Prevention Fund to the House State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee in May of 2021.

  • Interfaith Groups United in Call for Nuclear Weapons-Free World

    Letter | August 4, 2022
    FCNL joined 100 interfaith organizations in a joint statement calling on members of the UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to act in accordance with their moral conscience to recognize the incredible threat these weapons pose, affirm that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and take swift steps toward disarmament.

  • What Does "Nonpartisan" Mean in 2020?

    Update | September 9, 2020
    What does it look like to be “non-partisan”? In 2020, this question takes on new and complex facets.

  • May 2020: Inside the Greenhouse

    Inside the Greenhouse | October 29, 2020
    Inside the Greenhouse is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s environmental work, ways to engage members of Congress, and stories that impact our work.

  • New York Advocates Urge Sen. Schumer to Prevent War with Iran

    Letter | October 27, 2020
    On Nov. 18, FCNL joined New York advocates in thanking Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY) for his leadership on preventing war with Iran and urging him to ensure the Khanna-Gaetz amendment to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) remains in the bill through House-Senate conference negotiations.

  • Cultivating Young Social Justice Advocates

    Update | October 6, 2020
    Returning from the 10-day Washington Summer Intensive, FCNL’s 20 Advocacy Corps organizers knew they would be faced with the difficult task of advocating for legislation to end gun violence. But they didn’t know that within days the issue would tragically return to the front pages after a terrible round of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

  • 62 Organizations Urge Congress to Prevent War with Iran

    Letter | September 14, 2020
    FCNL signed a letter with 61 partner organizations asking Congress to stop the march to war with Iran.