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  • Changing the Blank Check for War

    Background | October 6, 2020
    With the Trump Administration taking threatening steps toward Iran and Venezuela, and U.S. forces involved in dozens of conflicts around the world, it is clearer than ever that Congress must act to take back its constitutional authority over war. This authority is guaranteed in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, but for too long, Congress has ceded this power to the executive branch.
  • Your Stories Help Humanize the Immigration Debate

    Update | December 19, 2018
    Thank you to each advocate who wrote about how the Administration’s proposed public charge rule would affect our communities - every comment, every story, was essential.
  • FCNL Rejects Trump’s Latest Refugee Ban

    Statement | October 31, 2017
    On October 24, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order outlining changes to the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program that will cause massive delays and completely halt the acceptance of certain refugee applications. FCNL denounces this latest executive order as a thinly disguised refugee ban which works to dismantle refugee resettlement in the U.S. This executive order replaces the administration’s previous refugee ban that expired on October 24.
  • US $500 Million Investment in Green Climate Fund Applauded by Religious Communities

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Today, the State Department announced the second U.S. investment of $500 million to the Green Climate Fund, an international multilateral fund that supports low-emission and climate-resilient development in countries that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
  • Washington Newsletter: FCNL's Growth Anchored in Faith

    Washington Newsletter | January 3, 2022
  • Carla Montilla

    Person - Former Staff, - Program Assistants 2023 | July 29, 2024
    Carla Montilla was the program assistant for sustainable energy and environment for 2023-2024.
  • Minute concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Whitewater Monthly Meeting (IN)

    Resource | January 18, 2024
    We call for the work of waging a just and permanent peace. Through peace, we open the bridge to reconciliation.
  • After Congressional Inaction on Dreamer Protections, Discharge Petition Right Move

    Press Release | March 19, 2021
    FCNL welcomes the new initiative to bring much needed relief and a pathway to citizenship for millions of young, undocumented Americans.
  • FCNL Opposes New "SAFE" Act

    Statement | May 19, 2017
    The House Judiciary Committee is marking up a newly revised version of a 2013 bill that would expand detention and immigration enforcement, undermining community safety and protections for vulnerable communities. Even with revisions, FCNL’s concerns remain the same.
  • House Votes to End War with Iraq, Prevent War with Iran

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded today’s House votes repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq (2002 AUMF) and preventing a new unauthorized war with Iran.