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Sign Up to Receive the FOP's Weekly UpdateJIM PASCOExecutive DirectorPATRICK YOESNational PresidentWEEKLY UPDATE | 7 JUNE 2021NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes attended the IndianaState FOP Conference in French Lick, Indiana.National President Patrick Yoes attended the Florida StateFOP Conference in Orlando, Florida.National President Patrick Yoes spoke with Members ofCongress regarding criminal justice reform issues.National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous mediainterviews.

LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco had several discussions withcurrent corporate partners regarding the 65th Biennial FOPNational Conference.Executive Director Jim Pasco had several discussions withrepresentatives from other national police organizationsregarding the pending criminal justice reform legislation.Executive Director Jim Pasco had numerous conversationswith Members of Congress and Congressional staff regardingcriminal justice reform issues.Executive Director Jim Pasco gave numerous media interviews,most of which were in regards to the FOP's position on pendingcriminal justice reform legislation.@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison Matt Brown participated in a stakeholders conferencecall regarding S. 921, the “Jamie Zapata and Victor AvilaFederal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act,” whichincluded law enforcement groups and officials from the U.S.Departments of State and Homeland Security. The bill, whichwould clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguouslyprotects Federal law enforcement officers operating outsideU.S. territory, passed the Senate and is awaiting House action.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson had numerousconversations with Congressional staff regarding criminaljustice reform proposals.@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLegislative Liaison Matt Brown and Legislative Liaison DavidTaboh participated in the monthly call of the Public PensionNetwork (PPN).Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaisons David Taboh and Matt Brown spoke with staff in theoffice of Representative Donald J. Bacon (R-NE) regarding the"LEOSA Reform Act," as well as other legislation related to lawenforcement.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison David Taboh represented the FOP at a virtual briefingheld by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OccupationalSafety and Health James Frederick at the U.S. Department ofLabor to discuss the Emergency Temporary Standardrequirements for frontline healthcare workers.@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONThe Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee onCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held ahearing entitled: "A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2022Funding Request for the U.S. Department of Justice." U.S.Attorney General Merrick B. Garland testified at the hearing.The Senate Committee on the Judiciary considered andfavorably reported S. 1014, the "First Step Implementation Act,"on a 13-9 vote. The legislation will now go to the Senate floorfor a full vote. The House Committee on the Judiciaryheld an oversight hearing of the FederalBureau of Investigation (FBI), during whichFBI Director Christopher Wray testified.The House was in a pro forma session this week. @FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

The May 7 ransomware cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, an oilpipeline system that carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to theSoutheastern United States, resulted in critical infrastructure beingtaken out of operation. On May 8, with the assistance of the FBI,Colonial Pipeline paid the requested ransom (75 bitcoin or $4.4million) within several hours after the attack.On Monday, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announcedthat the DOJ had successfully seized the millions of dollars (63.7bitcoins) of ransom money that Colonial Pipeline paid to the cybercriminal group DarkSide following last month's ransomware attack.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONThe Senate Committee on Homeland Security and GovernmentalAffairs held a hearing entitled: "Threats to Critical Infrastructure:Examining the Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack." At the hearing, JosephA. Blount, President and CEO of Colonial Pipeline Company, testified.@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

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FOP NEWSROOMS. 1302, THE "SOCIAL SECURITYFAIRNESS ACT"@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

SOCIAL SECURITYFight for Fairness! TellCongress to pass the "SocialSecurity Fairness Act."FEDERAL OFFICERSTell Congress to support H.R.962, the "Law EnforcementOfficers' Equity Act."LEOSA REFORMTell Congress to support the"LEOSA Reform Act."PROTECT & SERVETell Congress to support thepolice and pass the "Protectand Serve Act."QUALIFIED IMMUNITYTell Congress to OPPOSE theelimination of the establisheddoctrine on qualified immunity.FOP ACTION CENTER@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

2021 OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLEDKILLED BY GUNFIREOFFICERS SHOTOFFICERS WERE SHOT IN AMBUSH ATTACKSAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinois80121160377009IndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontana1231203210261NebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto Rico1000268042112Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington, D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming01051930300100* THIS DATA WAS COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL FOP LEGISLATIVE OFFICE *@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L   O R D E R   O F   P O L I C E

Been Exposed?Are You Sick?READ MOREREAD MOREThe National Legislative Office providedFOP members with information, releasedby the White House, regarding a generalupdate on the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Information for Law EnforcementProtecting Public Safety and HealthFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEJUNE 9:W W W . F O P C O V I D 1 9 . O R GCOVID-19 ACTIVITYThe National Legislative Office providedFOP members with information, releasedby the Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration, regarding workplacesafety guidelines to prevent COVID-19infections. JUNE 11:@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E

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