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  • The FY25 Defense Bill: Progress and Pitfalls

    Update | December 20, 2024
    The final compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 reflects modest progress and ongoing challenges in U.S. defense spending and national security.
  • This Week in the World: A Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

    This Week in the World | January 21, 2025

    With cautious optimism and persistent hope, we welcomed the news that a long overdue ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Hamas.

  • Welcome to the Team!

    Page | February 8, 2024
    Here are three simple steps to take in order to get connected with your local Advocacy Team, and to feel like you are ready to begin your citizen advocacy journey with FCNL.
  • A New Political Paradigm

    Update | August 17, 2020
    The 2016 election manifested the deep political and social divisions in our country, revealing stark differences in voters’ hopes for the future. We see anger, fear, despair, resignation, sadness, and indifference across the political spectrum.
  • Senate Repeal of 2002 Iraq AUMF Praised By Broad Coalition of Organizations

    Press Release | April 3, 2023
    A diverse group of organizations applauded today’s overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs and formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars.
  • Advocacy Corps

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    As an Advocacy Corps organizer, you’ll connect local activists and leaders with your members of Congress to affect big, long-term change. You’ll also learn critical organizing skills and put them into practice with hands-on leadership experience.
  • Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Background | October 6, 2020
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) seeks a society with equity and justice for all. How does that translate into our legislative priorities and into the organizational culture of FCNL? How do we live into that vision and become an anti-racist organization?
  • My Journey With Peacebuilding and Quakerism

    Update | September 8, 2020
    Growing up, my friends and peers would always choose me as the voice to speak out against societal injustices. As I grew older, these early experiences led me to begin advocating against domestic and sexual violence against women and children.
  • FCNL and 26 Faith Communities Call on EPA to Add PFAS to Toxics List

    Letter | September 16, 2020
    FCNL joined 26 other faith communities in sending a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency calling for the addition of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). PFAS are chemicals that accumulate in the human body and have harmful environmental impacts. Strengthening regulatory standards and procedures surrounding these harmful chemicals furthers FCNL’s mission of seeking an earth restored.
  • Peacebuilding Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Foreign Assistance Funding

    Letter | August 28, 2019
    On August 9, FCNL and more than 40 other organizations in the Alliance for Peacebuilding sent a letter to House appropriators, urging them to protect funding for foreign assistance. The administration has attempted to freeze $4 billion of these congressionally-approved funds. This would impact the ability of the U.S. to prevent and manage conflict abroad.