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  • Faith Leaders Hold 12-Hour Virtual Prayer Vigil for COVID Relief

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC) and faith leaders from across the United States are holding a virtual 12-hour prayer vigil today to urge Members of Congress to pass a robust COVID relief bill that helps families before leaving Washington, D.C. for the elections. The vigil will be live streamed on the Facebook pages of Friends Committee on National Legislation and Bread for the World.

  • Members of Congress, National Faith Leaders, and Parents Call for Urgent Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Before Year’s End

    Press Release | December 15, 2022
    Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) and House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) joined the speakers to call for swift action to address child poverty, which has risen sharply since the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit at the end of 2021.

  • Minute on the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

    Meeting Minute | August 23, 2023
    San Francisco Friends Meeting calls for the total abolition of all nuclear weapons.

  • Minute on Right Relationship with Native People

    Meeting Minute | July 12, 2022
    Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends June 2022 minute on right relationships with Native people.

  • Gifts From Your Will or Trust

    Page | January 5, 2021

    For example, your bequest can be a stated dollar amount, or you can bequeath specific property to Friends Committee on National Legislation.

  • Minute on Climate and the EICDA

    Meeting Minute | October 7, 2020

    Vashon Friends Worship Group Minute on Climate and the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA), October 2019.

  • Statement for Dismantling Racism

    Meeting Minute | January 5, 2021

    Whidbey Island Friends Meeting Statement for Dismantling Racism: A Faithful Ethical and Moral Framework, June 14, 2020

  • International Day of Peace Statement by Peacebuilding Groups

    Background | August 17, 2020
    For this year’s International Day of Peace, 21 September, 131 peacebuilding organizations wrote a statement laying out steps to consolidate and broaden gains of peace around the world. Writing to the international community and the UN General Assembly, this statement asks them to fully commit to peace in the 2030 Agenda. This is a critical time to push for peace and inclusion and to focus on supporting local and regional methods of sustaining peace.

  • FCNL Welcomes Protections for Young Immigrants, Calls for Path to Citizenship

    Letter | December 2, 2021
    On November 29, 2021, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) commented on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

  • Minute for the Repeal of the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs

    Meeting Minute | November 23, 2021
    Bridge City Friends Meeting’s minute for the repeal of the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and for building peace in the world.