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  • Quaker Lobby Applauds Three House Votes to End and Prevent War

    Press Release | July 15, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded yesterday’s votes in the House Appropriations Committee to adopt three amendments from Representative Barbara Lee (CA-13) to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over war powers.
  • FCNL Lays Out Path to Peace in Afghanistan

    Press Release | May 19, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation issued a new report today on the responsible way to wind down and finally end the 19-year war in Afghanistan. This report draws on extensive interviews with experts in diplomacy, crisis response and planning, military affairs, and state-building in Afghanistan.
  • AUMF Repeal A Step Forward for Peace

    Press Release | May 21, 2019
    Washington, DC – Today, the House Appropriations Committee voted for an amendment from Representative Barbara Lee (CA) to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Designed to take effect after eight months, the Congress would need to pass a new AUMF or the Administration would need to remove American military personnel from current wars during that timeframe.
  • Pro-Diplomacy Organizations Call for Vote On Udall Amendment To Prevent An Unauthorized War With Iran

    Letter | June 21, 2019
    Americans for Peace Now, Arms Control Association, Council for a Livable World, Foreign Policy for America, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Indivisible, J Street, MoveOn, NIAC Action, Ploughshares Fund, VoteVets and Win Without War issued the following statement:
  • 44 Senators Made History by Voting to End Illegal US War in Yemen

    Press Release | March 20, 2018
    FCNL applauds the 44 senators who voted in support of S.J. Res. 54, the Sanders-Lee-Murphy legislation to withdraw U.S. armed forces from the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
  • Congress Needs to Ask Hard Questions About U.S. Foreign Policy

    Statement | March 13, 2018
    The president’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson managed to add insult to the year of injury that has been visited on the State Department and U.S. foreign policy.
  • My Hunger Story is No Longer Hidden

    Background | December 20, 2018
    It took 20 stories before I had the courage to tell my story of hunger, of feeding my child as a single mother. It was the first time in 22 years that I told my story.
  • Act in Hope this Season

    Update | December 7, 2018
    Even as our hearts are broken with the constant attacks on our immigrant and refugee neighbors, we are reminded that we are an Advent people - a people of hope.
  • A Quiet But Bustling Place on Capitol Hill

    Background | July 25, 2018
    Last October, FCNL opened the Quaker Welcome Center (QWC) in an adjoining townhouse. Completely renovated as a green building, the center is a cozy event space for dialogue and the promotion of peace, justice, and environmental sustainability. It is a place where we train advocates and offer a time for silent reflection.
  • FCNL Joins Pro-Diplomacy Groups Calling on U.S. to Rejoin Iran Deal and Prevent War

    Letter | February 20, 2019
    FCNL joins 50 other organizations in urging members of Congress to speak out in support of rejoining the Iran nuclear deal. With tensions rising between the United States and Iran, it is more important than ever for members of Congress to adhere to the principles outlined below to guard against another devastating war in the Middle East.