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FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP EXTENDS INVITATION TO NFL TO INSPIRE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS The Week Of 27 January 2020 2020 DAY ON THE HILL CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WASHINGTON DC FEBRUARY 10 12 To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update PATRICK YOES National President HOUSE RESPONDS TO FOP S CALL TO EXTEND BAN ON FENTANYL National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP EXTENDS INVITATION TO NFL TO INSPIRE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS The Week Of 27 January 2020 2020 DAY ON THE HILL CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WASHINGTON DC FEBRUARY 10 12 To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update PATRICK YOES National President HOUSE RESPONDS TO FOP S CALL TO EXTEND BAN ON FENTANYL National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP EXTENDS INVITATION TO NFL TO INSPIRE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS The Week Of 27 January 2020 2020 DAY ON THE HILL CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WASHINGTON DC FEBRUARY 10 12 To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update PATRICK YOES National President HOUSE RESPONDS TO FOP S CALL TO EXTEND BAN ON FENTANYL National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J Trump signed into law H R 5430 the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act which implements the United States Mexico Canada USMCA Agreement White House officials issued the following statements after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released official 2018 mortality statistics that showed drug overdose deaths declined for the first time in 29 years PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY National President Patrick Yoes delivered opening remarks at the FOP s innaugural Wellness Summit in Nashville Tennessee Executive Director Jim Pasco Executive Director Jim Pasco Executive Director Jim Pasco PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE U S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House suspended the rules and passed S 3201 the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act on a 320 88 vote The legislation would extend for 15 months the classification of fentanyl analogues as a Schedule I drug It now goes to the President who is expected to sign it into law The FOP actively called on Congress to pass this legislation The Committee on the Judiciary s Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing entitled Fentanyl Analogues Perspectives on Classwide Scheduling During the hearing Representative Louis B Gohmert R TX 01 read National FOP President Patrick Yoe s letter which called on Congress to pass S 3201 and extend the fentanyl ban The Committee on the Judiciary s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a hearing entitled Courts in Crisis The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U S Immigration Courts PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE UNITED STATES SENATE The Senate s impeachment trial of President Donald J Trump continued this week PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 UPDATE FOP TOP PRIORITIES THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT H R 141 S 521 This bill would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law House Cosponsors 55 235 Senate Cosponsors 37 180 H R 1195 S 473 4 33 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EQUITY ACT This bill would would expand the definition of law enforcement officer for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers House Cosponsors 13 52 Senate Cosponsors 6 39 H R 1154 S 1394 1 5 THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEREMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT This bill would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers House Cosponsors 21 221 200 5 This Week PATRICK YOES National President Senate Cosponsors 19 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational 2 17 JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 UPDATE FOP PRIORITIES H R 1156 THE LEOSA REFORM ACT This bill would would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act LEOSA which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U S post offices Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities House Cosponsors 27 H R 1325 27 0 THE PROTECT AND SERVE ACT This bill would would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death House Cosponsors PATRICK YOES National President 23 19 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational 4 JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 FOP EXTENDS INVITATION TO NFL TO INSPIRE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 HOUSE RESPONDS TO FOP S CALL TO EXTEND BAN ON FENTANYL PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS Washington launches law enforcement hiring initiative after departments struggle with recruitment San Francisco police union angry DA not charging man who attacked officers Pennsylvania school board member apologizes for saying armed officers are more likely to shoot students of color Super Bowl security threats range from terrorism to the coronavirus PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 TWEET OF THE WEEK National FOP GLFOP Perhaps the most inappropriate inflammatory statement by a school board member we have seen Dr Tamar Klaiman of the AbingtonSchools suggests that officers in schools shoot children of color for no reason with no facts to support the claim to satisfy her agenda LearnTheFacts PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS From everyone here at the National Fraternal Order of Police please join us in praying for the family and friends of the fallen PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 READ DAY ON THE HILL BRIEFING BOOK RSVP FOR DAY ON THE HILL VIEW DAY ON THE HILL MATERIAL PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 UPCOMING FOP EVENTS CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CLICK HERE TO REGISTER PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 CONFIRM CHUCK CANTERBURY Click Here OR Call 202 224 3121 To Tell Your Senators To Confirm Chuck Canterbury There have been several media reports that the Administration will be pulling its nomination of Immediate Past National President Chuck Canterbury to be the next Director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives These reports are FALSE Chuck continues to have the full support and confidence of the President and his administration And now it is critical that the Members of Senate Judiciary hear that you the members of the FOP and strong supporters of the 2nd Amendment also support Chuck We need our members to help combat FAKE NEWS about Chuck and his record Call the Members of the Judiciary Committee and tell them you are an FOP member and Second Amendment supporter and you want them to vote YES on the Canterbury nomination PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 Visit Website Visit Website Visit Website PATRICK YOES National President The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center CRITAC provides no cost customized technical assistance solutions designed to meet the unique needs of state local tribal and campus law enforcement agencies throughout the U S The COPS Office awards grants to hire community policing professionals develop and test innovative policing strategies and provide training and technical assistance to community members local government leaders and all levels of law enforcement Since 1994 the COPS Office has invested more than 14 billion to help advance community policing The Office of Justice Programs OJP provides innovative leadership to federal state local and tribal justice systems by disseminating state of the art knowledge and practices across America and providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with Vincent Davenport Deputy National Blue Alert Coordinator and Shanetta Cutlar Senior Counsel to the Director at the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS to discuss the recent award the FOP recieved to track officers shot in the line of duty Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson participated in a conference call hosted by Jessica E Hart with the Office of Legislative Affairs at the U S Department of Justice and included officials from the Departments of Justice and State regarding consular notifications and treaty obligations when foreign nationals are arrested Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with the minority staff on the Committee on Ways and Means to discuss a potential of tax code amendments which would benefit law enforcement and other public safety officers PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP EXTENDS INVITATION TO NFL TO INSPIRE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS The Week Of 27 January 2020 2020 DAY ON THE HILL CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WASHINGTON DC FEBRUARY 10 12 To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update PATRICK YOES National President HOUSE RESPONDS TO FOP S CALL TO EXTEND BAN ON FENTANYL National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
THE WEEK OF 27 JANUARY 2020 National Fraternal Order of Police Political Action Committee The Fraternal Order of Police is committed to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through education legislation information community involvement and employee representation The NFOP PAC is the power behind our organization s punch on Capitol Hill representing its members in the most effective way possible P C Our challenge to you is to have each and every FOP member in your department lodge and state commit 5 00 a month to the NFOP PAC This 5 00 is an investment in your future in the future of law enforcement and the future of the Fraternal Order of Police Please click the donate button to learn about the various ways you can contribute to the NFOP PAC SUPPORT THOSE FIGHTING FOR YOU Email Scott Marks fop net PATRICK YOES National President Call 202 547 8190 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
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