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28 KILLED BY GUNFIRE150 OFFICERS SHOT SO FAR THIS YEARAMBUSH-STYLE ATTACKS ON POLICE UP 91%Sign Up to Receive the FOP's Weekly UpdateJIM PASCOExecutive DirectorPATRICK YOESNational PresidentWEEKLY UPDATE | 28 JUNE 2021NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNational President Patrick Yoes attended a meeting with theNational FOP Auxiliary and the Concerns of Police Survivors(COPS) to discuss plans for National Police Week, which willbe taking place this October in Washington, D.C. The NationalPeace Officers' Memorial Service will take place on Saturday,16 October. Stay tuned for more details! LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ENational President Patrick Yoes worked out ofthe National Legislative Office in Washington,D.C. this week.National President Patrick Yoes traveled to New York to attendthe New York State FOP's Surgeons and Associates Lodge'sfirst in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ENational President Patrick Yoes gave numerous interviews,many of which were in regards to the surge in violent crime aswell as the FOP's participation in the ongoing criminal justicereform negotiations.By MARIANNE LEVINE6/30/2021The Fraternal Order of Police on Wednesday deemed negotiationson police reform legislation on the brink of collapse and urgedlawmakers not to give up on a potential bipartisan deal. “Given thepolitics of the moment, we seem to be poised to undo more than ayear’s worth of work toward common sense criminal justicereform,” said Patrick Yoes, the group’s president, in a statement.“Demagoguery and scare tactics have jeopardized the future ofthese efforts and may well have derailed the negotiations.”National Vice President Joe Gamaldi gave numerousinterviews, during which he discussed the surge of violentcrime in major cities across the country and shed light on thecurrent environment many law enforcement officers areexperiencing.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ErThis report was produced by the National Fraternal Order of Police Legislative Office using Meltwater's media monitoring source database, which is the largest database that scansover 300,000 news sources, from national news outlets to small town newspapers. To calculate the number of media mentions per organization, the name of each organization wassearched during the date ranges shown above.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Chiraag Bains,Special Assistant to the President for Criminal Justice Policy,regarding a review of the FOP's priorities.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Associate AttorneyGeneral Vanita Gupta regarding U.S. Department of Justiceoperations, with a particular focus on the Civil Rights Division,the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the Office ofCommunity Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office).LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with John D. Cohen,Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary forCounterterrorism and Emerging Threats within the U.S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS), regarding immigrationissues and liaising with DHS operational units.Executive Director Jim Pasco spokewith Heather Fong, Counselor to theSecretary of Homeland Security,regarding immigration issues as wellas DHS's participation in the FOP's65th National Conference.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram regardingher desire to strengthen DEA-FOP relations.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EAdministrator Milgram, whosenomination was supported bythe FOP, was sworn in by U.S.Attorney General Merrick B.Garland this week.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY Executive Director Jim Pasco had initial conversations with Matthew King Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement Policy within DHS regarding information sharing between DHS and State and local law enforcement agencies Executive Director Jim Pasco gave numerous media interviews most of which were in regards to the FOP s position on pending criminal justice reform legislation as well as the proliferation of State and local legislative initiatives on criminal justice reform By rachel scott beatrice peterson and mariam khan 7 1 2021 Time is running out on police reform negotiations Sen Cory Booker After months of negotiations the discussions on police reform have hit a snag FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP FOPNATIONAL

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ESenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson had numerousconversations with Congressional staff regarding criminaljustice reform proposals.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison David Taboh had a follow-up call with staff in the officeof Representative Michael P. Guest (R-MS) regarding H.R.3248, which would authorize and expand existing grantprograms that assist local and State law enforcement agencieswith costs associated with body-worn cameras.Senior Legislative Liaison TimRichardson spoke with staff in theoffice of Senator John Cornyn III(R-TX) regarding draft legislation,entitled the "Begin Again Act."Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff inthe office of Representative Val V. Demings (D-FL) regardingdraft legislation pertaining to facial recognition technology andits use by law enforcement.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison Matt Brown spoke with staff in the office ofRepresentative Jared F. Golden (D-ME) regarding H.R. 1210,the “LEOSA Reform Act,” H.R. 3079, the “Protect and ServeAct,” H.R. 4136, the “Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act,”and other related legislation.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison Matt Brown spoke with staff in the office ofRepresentative Thomas C. O’Halleran (D-AZ) regarding H.R.1210, the “LEOSA Reform Act,” H.R. 3079, the “Protect andServe Act,” and other related legislation.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EAmbush attacks on law enforcement officers nationwide are up 91% year to datecompared to 2020, a police group said Thursday. The National Fraternal Order of Police found that 51 law enforcement officerswere shot, 13 of whom died, in 40 ambush-style attacks as of June 30, a 91%jump from the same time last year. In all of 2020, there were 48 ambush-styleattacks, which left 60 officers wounded, 12 fatally, according to the group’s 2020summary.7/ 1/ 20 21By S te ph an ie p ag on es

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPThe House considered and passed H.Res. 503 on a 222-190vote. The Resolution establishes a Select Committee toinvestigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thefollowing day, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named herappointments to the bipartisan Select Committee to examineand report upon the facts and causes that led up to andoccurred on January 6. The Select Committee will also betasked with providing recommendations for preventing futureattacks on the U.S. Capitol.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ED-CA 28TH DISTRICTD-MS 2ND DISTRICTD-CA 31ST DISTRICTD-CA 19TH DISTRICTR-WY AT-LARGE D-FL 7TH DISTRICTD-MD 8TH DISTRICT D-VA 2ND DISTRICTREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

The Senate was in a pro forma session this week. @FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPThe House considered and passed H.R. 3684, the "Investing ina New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation inAmerica (INVEST) Act," on a 221-201 vote. This bill wouldaddress provisions related to Federal-aid highway, transit,highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials,and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).The legislation was transmitted to the Senate for further action.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EThe House considered and passed H.R. 3005 on a 285-120vote. This bill would remove the bust of former Chief JusticeRoger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replaceit with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. Thelegislation would also remove statues or busts that aresymbols of slavery and segregation, including statues andbusts of those who served voluntarily in the Confederate Statesof America, from public display in the U.S. Capitol.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPThe Fraternal Order of Police on Wednesdaydeemed negotiations on police reformlegislation on the brink of collapse and urgedlawmakers not to give up on a potentialbipartisan deal... READ MOREFraternal Order of Police lobs Congress awarning on police reform talks [Politico]Patrick Yoes, president of the National FOP,said in a statement to Fox News on Wednesdaythat although the organization took theinitiative to engage in good... READ MORELaw enforcement groups rebuke Demaccusations of sabotaging police reformnegotiations [FOX News]Other law enforcement groups, like the NationalFOP, say they're still talking and still willing totalk. "We're not fighting with anybody," JimPasco, executive director of the National FOPtold CNN of any relationships with other lawenforcement groups... READ MORETensions rise in policing talks asnegotiations hit a delicate phase [CNN]The Fraternal Order of Police took the initiativeand began participating in good faithdiscussions on criminal justice reform morethan a year ago. We have spent... READ MOREStatement from National FOP PresidentPatrick Yoes on the Status of CriminalJustice Reform EffortsF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EFOP NEWSROOM

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNational Vice President Joe Gamaldi joined FoxBusiness' Maria Bartiromo to discuss policingin America as well as the rise in crime in majorcities across the country... READ MORESkyrocketing crime rates due to 'revolvingdoor criminal justice policy': FOP VicePresident Joe Gamaldi [FOX Business]AOC brushes off concerns over surgingNYC crime as ‘hysteria’ [New York Post]The National Fraternal Order of Police also saidOcasio-Cortez “said the quiet part out loud: theNarrative Matters More to her than Peoples’Lives.” Figures from the FOP show massiveincreases in homicide rates in various citiesthis year compared to the same... READ MORENational FOP Vice President Joe Gamaldijoined Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro todiscuss the skyrocketing violent crime rateacross America and its root... READ MOREDangerous Consequences of the "DefundPolice" Movement [FOX News]Booker said Wednesday that his meeting withthe FOP executive Jim Pasco made him morehopeful for police reform legislation to gainbipartisan support in the Senate. "I told a greatguy named Jim Pasco I viewed him as like anogre before I got there, because... READ MORE'Time is running out' on police reformnegotiations: Sen. Cory Booker [ABC News]F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EFOP NEWSROOM

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNational President Patrick Yoes sent a letter toDirector Carvajal advising him of our strongsupport for the officers working at the UnitedStates Penitentiary (USP), Thomson in Illinois,which is critically understaffed... READ MOREUnited States Penitentiary ThomsonNational President Patrick Yoes sent a letter toRepresentative Malinowski in support of H.R.4148, the “Expanding Health Care Options forEarly Retirees Act.”... READ MOREH.R. 4148, the “Expanding Health CareOptions for Early Retirees Act”National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter toRepresentatives Golden and Davis, advisingthem that the National FOP joins the MaineState FOP Lodge in supporting H.R. 4136, the“Responsible Ownership of... READ MOREH.R. 4136, the “Responsible Ownership ofFirearms Act"Ambush attacks on law enforcement officersnationwide are up 91% year to date comparedto 2020, a police group said Thursday. TheNational Fraternal Order of Police found that 51law enforcement officers were... READ MOREAmbush attacks on police officers up 91%in 2021 compared to last year, group says[FOX News]F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EFOP NEWSROOM

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EKILLED BY GUNFIREOFFICERS SHOTOFFICERS WERE SHOT IN AMBUSH ATTACKSAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinois802211703810009IndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontana1341203210261NebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto Rico1000278042113Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington, D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming01052230300100* THIS DATA WAS COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL FOP LEGISLATIVE OFFICE *2021 OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED

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

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EIn August 2021, the National Fraternal Order of Police will conduct its 65th NationalConference and Exposition at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Hostedby Indianapolis Lodge #86, this event represents 106 years of professional lawenforcement experience for the largest and oldest law enforcement labororganization in the United States.The National Fraternal Order of Police holds a NationalConference every two years to set the goals andagenda for the organization. The business of the orderis conducted, seminars are offered, Constitution & By-Laws are reviewed and changed, the Executive Board iselected, National Trustees and Committee Chairs reporttheir activities, and exhibitors from around the countryshowcase their products and services at our EXPO.Law enforcement officials from all over the country are expected to attend, includingpolice chiefs, administrators, sheriffs, training officers, fleet managers, federalofficers, corrections officers and procurement staff.CONFERENCE HOST INFORMATION & EVENING EVENTS65TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Been Exposed?Are You Sick?READ MORE@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPREAD MOREThe National Legislative Office providedFOP members with information, releasedby the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, regarding updatedinformation about the possibility ofCOVID-19 illness after vaccination. COVID-19 Information for Law EnforcementProtecting Public Safety and HealthFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEJUNE 29:W W W . F O P C O V I D 1 9 . O R GThe National Legislative Office providedFOP members with information, releasedby the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency, regarding an update to the state-specific funeral assistance program. JULY 1:F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ECOVID-19 ACTIVITY

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPThe Fraternal Order of Police is committed to improving theworking conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety ofthose we serve through education, legislation, information,community involvement, and employee representation. Our challenge to you is to have each and every FOP member inyour department, lodge, and State commit $5.00 a month to theNFOP PAC. Please contact the National Legislative Office to learnabout the various ways you can contribute to the NFOP PAC.The NFOP PAC is the power behindour organization's punch on CapitolHill, representing its members inthe most effective way possible. F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C EPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECAN YOU CHIP IN $5?DONATEClick Here

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