The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds the 47 senators who voted Tuesday to require the State Department to report on the killings of Americans in the West Bank. Since 2022, at ...

In a historic vote this week, more senators than ever before supported legislation seeking to hold the Israeli government accountable for violence and human rights violations against Palestinians. In ...

A year ago, Advocacy Teams were asking big questions: How can we better get the attention of our members of Congress? How can we be more effective in our advocacy? With support, could we build ...

Peter Quaranto joined FCNL on Monday as our new Legislative Director of Foreign Policy. Peter has deep policy and advocacy expertise having worked in the U.S. Senate, at the State Department, National ...

U.S. elections are the bedrock of American democracy. A large part of what makes them so secure is their decentralization and the large numbers of nonpartisan, apolitical state officials and ...

On Monday, we joined the United Nations and people around the world in celebrating the 45th International Day of Peace. At a time of surging U.S. militarism and global conflict, the International Day ...

Bridget Moix is the fifth General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She also leads two other Quaker organizations, affiliated with FCNL: Friends Place on Capitol Hill ...

We are thrilled to have Friends back in Washington, DC for Annual Meeting 2026! We always encourage Friends to advocate as part of a visit to Washington. For this year’s Annual Meeting, we have set ...

Attention is turning toward the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31), the next United Nations climate conference scheduled for November 9–20 in Antalya, Türkiye. The incoming COP31 presidency has ...

Every generation has experiences that divide their lives into “before” and “after.” September 11, 2001 is mine. It came as I was beginning my adult working life, and the people I experienced it with ...

Bridget Moix is the fifth General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She also leads two other Quaker organizations, affiliated with FCNL: Friends Place on Capitol Hill ...