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  • Prevention and Protection Working Group Calls for Robust Funding for Peace in FY2022

    Letter | April 21, 2021
    Members of the Prevention and Protection Working Group urge appropriators to support robust funding for peacebuilding, atrocity prevention and human rights.

  • Lobbying Impact

    Page | August 3, 2023
    FCNL’s strategic lobbying gets results. Learn more about how we’re working together for change.

  • 45 Organizations Send Letter to Senate Calling for Impactful Surveillance Reform

    Letter | March 31, 2018
    On November 6, 2017, FCNL and forty-four other organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate calling for more comprehensive reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

  • Join Me to Lobby for Sentencing Reform

    Update | October 6, 2020
    We are living under systems that seek to militarize law enforcement with weapons of war, systems coated in the nation’s stain of our original sin of slavery, and systems that seek to control and contain specific communities. Those communities are overwhelmingly black and brown. And. They. Matter.

  • Advocacy Corps 2025-2026

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    Meet the 2024-2025 class of Advocacy Corps organizers.

  • FCNL and 12 Other Organizations Release Statement on U.S. Drone Policy

    Letter | March 31, 2018
    On March 7, 2018, FCNL and 12 other organizations released a statement expressing concerns over reported changes to U.S. drone policy and called for greater transparency and accountability of the targeted killing program.

  • 125 Faith Leaders Oppose Increased Military Engagement with Burma

    Letter | September 15, 2017
    A Letter from 125 Faith Leaders, Urging Senators to Oppose Increased Embrace of Burmese Military by Co-Sponsoring SA 607 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

  • Persisting on the Path to Peace

    Update | November 17, 2023
    In a time when war and violence appear to be on the rise across the globe, the emphasis on peacebuilding and conflict prevention is more important than ever. Read excerpts from Amelia Kegan’s rousing speech at FCNL’s 2023 Quaker Public Policy Institute & Annual Meeting.

  • The War in Ukraine and the Urgent Need for Diplomatic Solutions

    Background | September 21, 2023
    Since February 2022, the world has witnessed brutal war and horrific human suffering following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) urges Congress and the Administration to play a constructive role in ending the violence. Our Quaker faith calls us to always seek nonviolent solutions, even amid violence, and to help repair the wounds of war. The U.S. has a responsibility and an opportunity to champion a just and secure peace in the region, which can only be achieved through peaceful means.

  • Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Priorities

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    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship.