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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
LEG I S LAT I V E N E W S & A CTI V I TY
National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding
law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law
enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and
retention crisis.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Gautam Raghavan, Director of the
White House Presidential Personnel Office, regarding existing vacancies in
the executive branch.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Matt Klapper, Chief of Staff to the
Attorney General, regarding violent crime initiatives.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with U.S. Associate Attorney General
Vanita Gupta regarding the implementation of H.R. 6943, the “Public Safety
Officers Support Act,” which was signed into law by the President. The new
legislation recognizes suicides and attempted suicides as service-connected
and allow for disabled officers and survivor families to submit a death or
disability claim to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Erika Dinkel-Smith, Director for
Labor within the White House Office of Public Engagement, regarding White
House initiatives to combat hate crimes.