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Sitara Nath looks to create immigration policy change with grassroots effort from The Bluff
“Nath spent 10 days this past summer in Washington D.C. with the nonprofit Friends Committee on National Legislation learning and beginning to lobby for immigration reform.”
National FCNL Network Mobilizes for Indigenous Justice
In recent months, the FCNL community has mobilized around the country for indigenous justice in solidarity with tribes advocating for the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act (S. 2907/H.R. 5444).Poverty, Tax Credits, and the American Rescue Plan
Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Diane Randall and Bread for the World’s Rev. Eugene Cho for this special conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown (OH).Q&A: Lethal Disregard for People on the Move
In December 2020, several Quaker organizations, including FCNL, released a joint “Quaker Statement on Migration,” which outlined a shared version for Friends’ work on migration policy. We spoke with Laurel Townhead, human rights and refugees representative for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva, to learn more about her work and the process behind the documentEnding the Afghanistan War Responsibly
To end the war responsibly, the exit of troops must be paired with steps to minimize any further harm to the people of Afghanistan.Nuclear Forces Treaty Needed to Keep the Peace in Europe
Washington – The Friends Committee today urged President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between Russia and the United States.FCNL Welcomes New Ways to Track Ongoing Police Militarization
Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today applauded House appropriators taking several modest steps to change a 1997 law that created a pipeline of weapons and materials between the Pentagon and local police departments. The pipeline is known as the 1033 program after a provision in the recently renewed National Defense Authorization Act.New Public Charge Rule Prioritizes Wealth over Hard Work and Family
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes a rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards if they have used social services.Quaker Lobby Applauds Congress for Passing Farm Bill, Protecting Struggling Families by Supporting SNAP
Washington, DC – After months of intense negotiations and back-and-forth, both the House and Senate have approved the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R.2), now headed to the President to be signed into law. The final bill protects and strengthens SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provisions. It also excludes harsh provisions in the House bill that would have cut people from SNAP who are struggling to find or keep work.FCNL Applauds Committee Passage of Genocide, Atrocities Prevention Act
Washington, DC (May 17, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded the approval today of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 (H.R. 3030) by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.