Press Release

FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.

Representative Tom Cole (OK-04) will receive the FCNL Justice Award today by FCNL during their 80th Annual Meeting, taking place through November 19.

Representative Sara Jacobs will receive FCNL’s Edward F. Snyder Award for Peace this evening during their 80th Annual Meeting, taking place through November 19.

WISC is hosting a press conference on November 15 urging Congress to avoid a government shutdown and pass a faithful budget that provides funding for critical human needs programs without funding harmful border militarization.

FCNL condemned the attack by Hamas on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory violence while calling on world leaders to press for de-escalation and restraint in Gaza and southern Israel moving forward.

FCNL applauded today’s re-introduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 in the House as a necessary step to protect ballot access across the country.

FCNL welcomes the release of five United States citizens who were unjustly detained in Iran.

FCNL expressed deep frustration over this week’s Census Bureau report on the state of poverty in America, specifically childhood poverty rates.

FCNL expressed disappointment over the recent federal court decision ruling that the DACA program is unlawful.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) deplores today’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R 2670) by the House of Representatives.