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  • Senate Votes to End Illegal U.S. War in Yemen

    Press Release | May 4, 2021
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) hailed today’s landmark Senate vote to end American involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The legislation (S.J. Res 7), passed 54-46, enforces the 1973 War Powers Act by ending American military participation in a war that has killed untold thousands and put millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation.
  • FCNL Denounces Senate Vote on CIA Director

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (May 17, 2018)—The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), today denounced the Senate’s vote to confirm Gina Haspel to serve as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
  • Lobbying for the World We Seek in the 119th Congress

    Update | 

    Despite the chaos in the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, FCNL remains focused on our legislative agenda for the 119th Congress. While executive actions impact our agenda—e.g.

  • House Votes to End War with Iraq, Prevent War with Iran

    Update | October 27, 2020
    In a pair of stunning victories last week, the House of Representatives adopted bipartisan amendments to the annual defense policy bill that would repeal the 17-year-old authority to engage in a war with Iraq and prohibit spending on an unauthorized war with Iran. The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 (NDAA) then passed the House by a final vote of 220-97, without any Republican votes.
  • The Cost of Racism Affects Us All

    Background | April 22, 2022
    Racism is not only morally wrong, but it also has massive detriments to our economy
  • Building Diaspora Solidarity to Transform U.S. Foreign Policy

    Update | August 8, 2024
    Representing diverse backgrounds—from Egypt to Niger, Bhutan to the Democratic Republic of Congo—these organizers spent four days engaged in deep discussions, advocacy training, and meeting with Hill staff.
  • Doomsday Clock Announcement

    Event - Nuclear Calendar | 
    The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live virtual news conference at 10:00 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to announce whether the time on the iconic Doomsday Clock will change.
  • Kavita Hardy

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2016-2017 | January 3, 2017

    In 2015, Kavita spent a month with the organization No More Deaths providing humanitarian aid to undocumented migrants crossing the border through Arizona’s deserts. After that experience, she was convinced of the need for more compassionate, humane and de-militarized immigration policy.

  • Olivia Mikkelsen

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2023-2024, - Summer Interns 2023 | August 11, 2023
    Olivia Mikkelsen is a second-year psychology and anthropology student at the New College of Florida in Sarasota.
  • Shukria Dellawar

    Person - Former Staff | January 3, 2023
    Shukria Dellawar was FCNL’s director of the Prevention and Protection Working Group (2019-2022). She has served as a peace and security expert, human rights advocate, and a gender specialist.