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  • Volunteer Treasurer

    Page | April 9, 2024
    The FCNL Nominating Committee invites you to apply for a volunteer role as treasurer for Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Friends Place on Capitol Hill (FP), and the FCNL Education Fund (EDF).
  • This Week in the World: Congress advances immoral budget bill that threatens people and our planet

    This Week in the World | 

    This week, committees in the House advanced budget reconciliation proposals that pose grave threats to families and communities across the country.

  • This Week in the World: The State of Our Democracy is in Crisis

    This Week in the World | 
    Each year, the State of the Union address provides an opportunity to take a step back from the daily news cycle and reflect on the state of our democracy. This year, it’s clear our democracy is in crisis.
  • This Week in the World: More Money for Militarism Won’t Make Us Safer

    This Week in the World | 

    This week, Congress took steps to further surge funding for militarism at home and abroad.

  • This Week in the World: What's Next for Protecting SNAP and Medicaid

    This Week in the World | 

    This week, both chambers of Congress passed a budget framework that threatens to strip health care and food assistance from millions of people.

  • The World We Seek

    Page | March 18, 2025
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. We seek a world free of war and the threat of war, a society with equity and justice for all, a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled, and an earth restored.
  • Spring Lobby Weekend 2021

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    At Spring Lobby Weekend 2021, hundreds of students, recent grads, Quakers, and young adults will gathered to learn and virtually lobby Congress to end police violence.
  • 80 Faith Organizations: Border Wall Inconsistent with Values

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Eighty state & local faith-based organizations and congregations urge members of Congress to oppose any efforts to build a wall or further militarize the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • FCNL Responds to Inaction on Dreamer Protection

    Statement | March 19, 2021
    On Thursday, February 16, the Senate took a series of votes on immigration - all of which failed to meet the 60-vote threshold to pass. Read below for FCNL’s response and vote recommendations.
  • Remembering the Roots of Quaker Advocacy

    Background | November 11, 2020
    Like many convinced Quakers, my advocacy work brought me to the Religious Society of Friends and I never left. Nourished by the spiritual community I found among Friends, I was led to join the Quaker legacy of standing up for peace and justice.