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DHS Funding Bill Funnels Billions into Deportation Machinery at Expense of U.S. Communities’ Security
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) urges members of Congress to reject the House of Representatives’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill upon full chamber consideration.The FCNL Experience: Lobbying on the Lawn
FCNL intern Hannah Misangyi shares her first time meeting a member of Congress.FCNL Congratulates House on Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act Passage
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded yesterday’s passage of both Savanna’s Act (H. R. 2733) and the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (H.R.2438) by the full House of Representatives.Quakers to Lobby for Justice in Policing Act
Washington, DC – More than 800 advocates from 45 states joined the Quaker lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), to lobby Congress on passing the Justice in Policing Act (H.R.7120/S.3912) as part of their 76th Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute.FCNL Urges Confirmation of Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior
We know that Rep. Haaland will represent all Americans as she leads the agency’s efforts to protect our public lands, champion environmental justice, and take important steps to address climate change.Quaker Lobby Commends House Passage of New COVID-19 Relief Bill
FCNL hailed House passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.Study Calls out White Supremacy in U.S. Foreign Policy
In a new study, Salih Booker of the Center for International Policy and Diana Ohlbaum of the Friends Committee on National Legislation explain how the current, militarized U.S. approach to “national security” perpetuates racism and causes immense harm to people of color at home and abroad.Quaker Lobby Backs Indian Boarding School Investigation Legislation
FCNL welcomed important legislation to investigate and address the atrocities committed at Indian boarding schools throughout the US in the 19th and 20th centuries.Quaker Lobby Lauds Senate Introduction of VAWA Reauthorization
FCNL applauded today’s long-awaited Senate introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022.Quaker Lobby Applauds House Passage of Long-Sought Repeal of 2002 Iraq War Authorization
FCNL applauds today’s House vote to repeal the outdated 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.