The Franciscan Action Network is a collective Franciscan voice seeking to transform United States public policy related to justice, peace, creation, and human dignity. We welcome long-time and first-time advocates to join our Franciscan-hearted, intergenerational movement.

Please see below current advocacy opportunities; this page is updated regularly.

Urge Congress: Fund Human Needs Not ICE

Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to vote NO on a deportation-focused budget and reconciliation package. Communities and families affected by the cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and ACA are coming together to say enough! Congress should prioritize funding healthcare, housing, and food with our tax dollars – not more ICE cruelty.

Tell the EPA: Protect Us From Coal Ash 

FAN is collecting signatures on a joint comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to proposed amendments to the Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations that would loosen regulations on coal ash. The proposed rule is a direct threat to our waterways and the health and well-being of our neighbors across the country, particularly the most vulnerable. One of our nation’s leading toxic industrial waste products, coal ash is linked to cancer, heart and thyroid disease, reproductive failure, and neurological harm. Please sign the joint comment by June 18.

Urge Congress: Stop the Iran War

The United States continues hostilities in Iran and support for Israel’s war in Lebanon. Now is the time to contact Congress. Please ask them to take three steps to end these wars: pass the war powers resolution, oppose massive proposed increases to military spending, and block further weapons transfers to Israel.

Urge Congress: Pass the Dream Act

The Dream Act of 2025 (S.3348) would create a clear, bipartisan pathway to lawful status and eventual citizenship for “Dreamers” (people brought to the United States as children) and for “Documented Dreamers” who risk losing status when they age out of their parents’ visas.

Urge Congress: Protect Endangered Species

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects biodiversity and prevents the extinction of our most vulnerable animals, fish, and plants. Nearly all species listed under the ESA have been saved from extinction and hundres are on the path to recovery today. The ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897), currently under consideration by the House of Representatives, would gut the ESA and put species with rapidly declining populations at even greater risk. 

Urge Congress: Protect Our National Forests

The Roadless Rule is a very popular policy. As of May 2026, more than 100 members of the House and Senate have signed onto legislation that would codify the Roadless Rule so that, in the future, only an act of Congress could roll back protections for roadless areas within the National Forest System. The Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930 and S.2042) has 79 cosponsors in the House and 25 cosponsors in the Senate.  Are your three Members of Congress cosponsors? If so, please email your MOCs to thank them. If not, please ask your MOCs to move quickly to cosponsor.