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WASHINGTON WATCHl e g i s l a t i v e u p d a t eSign Up to Receive the FOP's Weekly UpdateJIM PASCOExecutive DirectorPATRICK YOESNational PresidentMAKE AMERICAMAKE AMERICASAFE AGAINSAFE AGAINNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE | WEEKLY UPDATE | 19 OCTOBER 2020

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPNational President Patrick Yoes joined Attorney GeneralWilliam P. Barr for a roundtable discussion at the U.S.Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the implementation ofPresident Donald J. Trump's Executive Order on Safe Policingfor Safe Communities. Attorney General Barr asked NationalPresident Yoes to share some of the challenges that FOPmembers are facing and to discuss ways that DOJ can help.National President PatrickYoes is traveling toWisconsin this weekend toattend an event withPresident Donald J. Trump.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPNational President Patrick Yoes andExecutive Director Jim Pasco attended the16th Annual Ron Brooks Virtual Meeting,hosted by the National Narcotic Officers’Associations' Coalition (NNOAC).CLICK TO LISTENCLICK TO LISTENNational President Patrick Yoesattended and delivered remarksat the Kentucky State FOPConference.National President PatrickYoes attended and deliveredremarks at the Delaware StateFOP Conference.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pascogave an interview to NPRregarding the FOP'sunanimous endorsement ofPresident Donald J. Trump.

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Brian Dorow, DeputyAssistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement(OSLLE), regarding Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiativeson immigration enforcement. Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch,Special Assistant to the President, regarding the President'sExecutive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities as wellas DOJ's efforts to combat violent crime.F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison Rebecca Tyus spoke with staff in the offices of HouseMinority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Minority Whip SteveScalise (R-LA) regarding the inclusion of anti-money launderinglanguage in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and LegislativeLiaison Rebecca Tyus had a phone call with stakeholdergroups regarding anti-money laundering language in theNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pascohad continued coordinationwithnumerous officials fromthe Donald J. Trumppresidential campaign.Executive Director Jim Pasco spokewithTim Shea, Acting Administratorof the Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA), regardingDEA's urban enforcement efforts.

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPPresident Donald J. Trump signed Executive Grantsof Clemency to commute the sentences of fivenonviolent offenders who the White House says haveturned their lives around after serving time.THE WHITE HOUSEF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPDirector of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe deliveredremarks during a press conference on election security atFBI Headquarters with FBI Director Christopher Wray.They alerted the public that they have identified twoforeign actors – Iran and Russia – that have takenspecific actions to influence public opinion relating to ourelections.CLICK READ MORECLICK READ MOREOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCEF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPFollowing last week's hearings, the Committee on the Judiciaryunanimously and favorably reported to the floor the nominationof Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice on theSupreme Court of the United States. There were 12 Democratmembers of the Committee on the Judiciary that boycotted thehearing and were not present for the vote. The Senate isexpected to vote on Judge Barrett's nomination on Monday.The House was in recess this week.THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ETHE UNITED STATES SENATETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

OCTOBER 22:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the U.S.Department of Labor, regarding therelease of FAQs and answersconfirming N95 respirators protectagainst COVID-19.OCTOBER 23:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security,regarding DHS’s recent activity inresponse to COVID-19.OCTOBER 19:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the CDC,regarding guidance for employers onCOVID-19 case investigation andcontact tracing in the workplace.OCTOBER 21:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the FBI,regarding child abductors potentiallyusing social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPCOVID-19 Information for Law EnforcementProtecting Public Safety and HealthFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEBeen Exposed? Are You Sick?READ MORE READ MORE READ MOREF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ERECENT COVID-19 ACTIVITYREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREFOPCOVID19.ORG

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPH.R. 1154/S. 1394This bill would recognize the right oflaw enforcement and other publicsafety officers to bargain collectivelywith their employers.the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act”217SENATE COSPONSORS2 1206HOUSE COSPONSORS19227H.R. 1195/S. 473the “Law EnforcementOfficers’ Equity Act"15SENATE COSPONSORS1 446HOUSE COSPONSORS660This bill would expand the definition of"law enforcement officer" for salaryand retirement benefits to include allFederal law enforcement officers.H.R. 141/S. 521the “Social Security Fairness Act”This bill would repeal both the"Windfall Elimination Provision" andthe "Government Pension Offset" incurrent Social Security law.53338SENATE COSPONSORS5 9200259HOUSE COSPONSORSF R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C ETOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

This bill would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), whichexempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local andState prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that theseofficers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permitholders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use publictransportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allowactive and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. postoffices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans' Affairs facilities.36036HOUSE COSPONSORS@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPThis bill would wouldmake it a Federalcrime to target a law enforcementofficer with an assault that results inseriously bodily harm or death.H.R. 1325/S.4605,the "Protect and Serve Act"46955HOUSE COSPONSORSthe "LEOSA Reform Act"H.R. 1156,FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE16016SENATE COSPONSORSFor more information or to see the full list of legislationsupported by the National FOP, please CLICK HERELEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENational President Yoes sent a letter to the six Members of the House who previouslycosponsored the “Social Security Fairness Act” but have not done so this Congress.LETTERSLETTER TO REP. MURPHY (D-FL)LETTER TO REP. MURPHY (D-FL)LETTER TO REP. DAVIS (D-IL)LETTER TO REP. DAVIS (D-IL)LETTER TO REP. KILDEE (D-MI)LETTER TO REP. KILDEE (D-MI)LETTER TO REP. KUSTER (D-NH)LETTER TO REP. KUSTER (D-NH)LETTER TO REP. VEASEY (D-TX)LETTER TO REP. VEASEY (D-TX)LETTER TO REP. PASCRELL (D-NJ)LETTER TO REP. PASCRELL (D-NJ)

National FOP@GLFOP@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPTWEET OF THE WEEKThank you to this citizen for honoring Houston'sfallen hero. #OfficerDownSHARESHAREFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICERRETWEETETWEETLLIKEIKE

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