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National President Patrick Yoes, members of the Executive Board, as well asExecutive Director Jim Pasco traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend theFOP's Urban Policing Committee meeting, hosted at Philadelphia FOP Lodge #5. Ina collaborative effort, major city FOP Presidents met to discuss commonchallenges and strategize ways to protect the men and women of law enforcement.Major city FOP Presidents heard from a variety of speakers at the meeting. U.S.Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Hugh T. Clements, Jr., Director of theOffice of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS Office), provided an update onvarious U.S. Department of Justice activities impacting our members.Eric DeGree, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Philadelphia Field Division, briefedmembers on the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), andrepresentatives from the Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement briefed members on the war on fentanyl. @GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco attended the St.Patrick’s Day reception at the White House as President Biden hosts the Taoiseach(Prime Minister) of Ireland, Leo Varadkar.National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco met with HughT. Clements, Jr., Director of the Office of Community Oriented Police Services(COPS Office), to discuss expanding the FOP’s collaborative role in efforts tomitigate the recruitment and retention crisis in law enforcement.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

Last week, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Representative Abigail D.Spanberger (D-VA). A former law enforcement officer herself, RepresentativeSpanberger is the lead Democratic sponsor of the FOP’s top legislative priority, theSocial Security Fairness Act.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN TO EPISODE CLICK TO SUBSCRIBELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding lawenforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and theNational FOP's data showing a rise in the number of officers shot in the line of duty.

Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with PBS's Laura Barrón-López aboutPresident Biden's action on the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network,known as NIBIN, that helps law enforcement match cartridge casings to the gunsthat they're fired from. @GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson represented the FOP on a stakeholdercall with staff in the offices of Senators Lindsay O. Graham (R-SC) and RichardBlumenthal (D-CT) to discuss a daft and possible amendments to the “EliminatingAbusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act.”Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with majority staff on the HouseCommittee on the Judiciary about H.R. 130, the “Thin Blue Line Act,’ and H.R. 743,the “Protect and Serve Act.”

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staffin the office of Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) to discuss the“Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act” and other FOPpriorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staffin the office of Senator William M. Cassidy, MD (R-LA) todiscuss S. 597, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” otherlegislation and avenues to repeal the Windfall EliminationProvision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO),as well as other FOP priorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staffin the office of Senator Alejandro Padilla (D-CA) todiscuss the “Protect and Serve Act” and the “LawEnforcement Officers’ Equity Act,” as well as other topFOP priorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staffin the office of Senator Thomas R. Tillis (R-NC) to discussstrategy on the “Protect and Serve Act.”@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

Legislative Liaison Mark McDonald participated in a conference call with lawenforcement stakeholders, hosted by the Office of Personnel Management.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the offices ofSenators John N. Kennedy (R-LA) and Theodore P. Budd (R-NC) about the “LEOSAReform Act.”Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaisons David Tabohand Asa Render represented the FOP at the monthly meeting of the Public PensionNetwork.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., visited Monterey Park, California, to grieve with thefamilies and community impacted by a mass shooting that claimed 11 lives andinjured nine others in January. President Biden announced an Executive Order withthe goal of increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearmsales, moving the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible withoutadditional legislation. The Executive Order will also keep more guns out ofdangerous hands by increasing the effective use of “red flag” laws, strengthenefforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerate law enforcementefforts to identify and apprehend the shooters menacing our communities.President Biden is also encouraging the Federal Trade Commission to issue apublic report analyzing how gun manufacturers market firearms to minors.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE WHITE HOUSECLICK TO READ THE EXECUTIVE ORDER

The House was not in session this week.The House Committee on Homeland Security held a field hearing entitled: “FailureBy Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis.” Those testifying at thehearing included Raul L. Ortiz, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, and Colonel StevenC. McCraw, the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Senate considered and passed cloture on the motion to proceed to debate onS. 316, which would repeal the 2002 Iraq and the 1991 Gulf War resolutionsauthorizing the use of military force (AUMF), on a 68-27 vote. An up-or-down votewill take place in the Senate next week.The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled: “Protecting PublicSafety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.” Testifying at thehearing were a variety of legal experts from across the political spectrum.The Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing entitled “The President’s FiscalYear 2024 Budget with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen.” During the hearing, inaddition to the main topic at hand, the recent developments in the banking systemwere discussed. @GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATE

H.R. 354SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTPROTECT AND SERVE ACTNOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATEH.R. 74313 COSPONSORSR: 10 D: 3TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESH.R. 82200 COSPONSORSR: 58 D: 143NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATENOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATENOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE27 COSPONSORSR: 27 D: 0LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSLEOSA REFORM ACTMORE RESOURCES LIST OF BILLS SUPPORTED@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 13223 COSPONSORSR: 2 D: 1S. 59735 COSPONSORSR: 4 D: 31

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMThe House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has invitedWashington, D.C., officials to testify at a hearing later this month thatwill “address general oversight of the District of Columbia... MoreOversight panel invites DC officials to testify oncrime, city management [The Hill]Mexican President López Obrador said fentanyl is America’s problemand falsely stated that none of the dangerous drug is produced inMexico.... MoreDrug war cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico is atits lowest point in decades. What went wrong? [NBC]Portland, Oregon, residents are sounding the alarm on the city's crimecrisis after more than 300 criminal cases in the area were dismissed,including some related to felony theft, possession of a stolen... MorePortland resident warns criminals will turn to homebreak-ins as businesses flee city [Fox News]A former hairdresser, a retired school teacher and a longtime retailworker are among the dozens of new officers who will graduate thePhiladelphia Police Academy next week... MoreGraduating class of Philadelphia police officersincludes middle-aged recruits [FOX 29]The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that as of 7 March,there have been 65 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2023. Ofthose officers shot, 8 of them were killed by gunfire... MoreICYMI: FOP Monthly Update: Officers Shot and Killed

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTLISTEN NOWEquality and fairness are some ofAmerica’s most cherished ideals. Incurrent Social Security law, over 2.5million retired first responders, teachers,and other government employees arefinancially penalized by provisions of thelaw, the Windfall Elimination Provisionand the Government Pension Offset, thatslash their benefits solely... MOREIT'S ALL ABOUT FAIRNESS: THE PATHWAY TO REPEALINGTHE WEP AND GPO WITH REP. ABIGAIL SPANBERGERLISTEN NOWThere aren’t many things that peopleagree on in Washington, D.C. But as ournation’s capital experiences a crimecrisis like no other, there is one thingthat is bringing people from both sides ofthe aisle together: a proposal by the D.C.City Council... MORESO, YOU THINK D.C. IS SAFE? REVISED CRIMINALCODE ACT WITH GREGG PEMBERTON

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