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Bill Analysis: MARKET CHOICE Act
On. Sept. 26, 2019, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Francis Rooney (FL-19), and Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced the bipartisan MARKET CHOICE Act.
Bill Analysis: The America Wins Act
On Aug. 2, 2019, Reps. John Larson (CT-1), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Stephen Lynch (MA-8), and Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) introduced the America Wins Act.
End This New Arms Race
DeAnne Butterfield spent this summer as a Friend in Washington, a program where seasoned Friends share their experience. She is a member of FCNL’s General Committee and the Intermountain Yearly Meeting.
Hoping to Heal a Wounded Nation
Minutes are faithfully discerned messages that powerfully communicate concerns weighing heavily on the hearts and minds within the Meeting. Minutes can also help Friends convert faith into action with members of Congress. We encourage Friends to consider forwarding Meeting Minutes as advocacy tools, as we lift concerns for peace and justice. For more information, please visit fcnl.org/minutes. North Carolina Fellowship of Friends offers this prayer, read aloud during their August 10, 2019, gathering in Quaker Haven Camp, NC.
ICE is Spending More Money Than Congress Intended: How is This Happening?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now incarcerating around 10,000 more people than Congress has approved. Congress has said that ICE must stop increasing beds in detention facilities, but the overspending continues. Where is the money coming from?
How Can We Restore Integrity to Our Elections?
Our system of elections and the role of money in politics need serious reforms.
Support For the REAL Act is Everywhere
The REAL Act is a bipartisan bill that seeks to restore access to Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals. Ending this ban would help to unlock the potential of incarcerated individuals across the nation and help them to achieve personal and career success, while simultaneously lowering the societal costs of recidivism. Below are quotes of support from lawmakers, the secretary of education, and activists from across the political spectrum as well as individuals who benefited from Pell Grants while incarcerated.
Bill Analysis: The Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019
On July 25, 2019, Sen. Chris Coons (D, DE), Sen. Diane Feinstein (D, CA), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D, CA-20) introduced the Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019 (S. 2284/H.R. 4051).
Bill Analysis: The Stemming Warming and Augmenting Pay (SWAP) Act
On July 25, 2019, Reps. Francis Rooney (FL-19) and Dan Lipinski (IL-03) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 4058, the Stemming Warming and Augmenting Pay (SWAP) Act 9 (H.R. 4058).
Bill Analysis: The Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019
On July 25, 2019, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D, IL-03) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R, FL-19) introduced the bipartisan Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019 (H.R. 3966).