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@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPNational President Patrick Yoes attended the Virginia StateFraternal Order of Police's meeting in Fredericksburg, VA.FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch,Special Assistant to the President, regarding coordinatingresponses on current media stories.Executive Director JimPasco spoke with RachelBissex, Deputy Chief ofStaff to the AttorneyGeneral, regardingFederal use-of-forcepolicies, as it relates tothe President's ExecutiveOrder on Safe Policingfor Safe Communities.

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Dean M. Kueter, Jr.,Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on LawEnforcement and the Administration of Justice, regarding thestatus of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcementand the Administration of Justice.FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYon Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justiceon Law Enforcement and the Administration of JusticePresidential CommissionPresidential CommissionExecutive Director Jim Pasco had a zoom meeting with HollyHarris, President and Executive Director of the Justice ActionNetwork, a conservative prison and criminal justice reformgroup, regarding ways the FOP and the Justice Action Networkcould coordinate as necessary. Executive Director Jim Pasco remained in constant contactwithnumerous officials from the Donald J. Trump presidentialcampaign throughout the week regarding coordinatedassistance, media contacts and other items.

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson had a conferencecall with staff in the office of Senator John Cornyn III (R-TX) todiscuss the violent targeting of State and local lawenforcement officers and the Federal response.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson had a phone callwith stakeholder groups regarding anti-money launderinglanguage in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYFraternal Order of PoliceNational Legislative Office

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPThe Senate was in recess this week.The House was in recess this week.THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHE UNITED STATES SENATETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONFraternal Order of PoliceNational Legislative Office

NOVEMBER 5:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices, regarding a readout from theTrump Administration’s 40thGovernors briefing call on COVID-19.NOVEMBER 6:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security,regarding an update on DHS’sresponse to COVID-19.NOVEMBER 2:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention,regarding guidance on when toquarantine.NOVEMBER 3:The National Legislative Officeprovided FOP members withinformation, released by the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention,regarding updated information abouthow COVID-19 spreads.@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 MOREFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICERECENT 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 COSPONSORSFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETOP 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 released the following statement to ourNation's Law Enforcement OfficersPRESS RELEASE

National FOP@GLFOP@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPTWEET OF THE WEEKThese #Antifa terrorists certainly are peaceful... Can you imagine a profession where you go towork every day and have to face people whoopenly advocate for the death of you and yourfamily? That's what our officers experience EverySingle Day #EnoughIsEnoughSHARESHAREFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICERRETWEETETWEETLLIKEIKE

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@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe following was released by the U.S. Department of JusticeANNOUNCEMENTToday, the Justice Department announced that it will permit state, local,territorial, and tribal task force officers to use body-worn cameras on federaltask forces around the nation. The Department’s policy will permit federallydeputized officers to activate a body-worn camera while serving arrestwarrants, or during other planned arrest operations, and during the execution ofsearch warrants. The policy is the result of a pilot program launched by thedepartment last October.“After spending a substantial amount of time examining this issue, assessingthe results of the pilot program, and taking into account the interests andpriorities of all the law enforcement agencies involved, I am pleased toannounce that the department will permit the use of body-worn cameras on ourfederal task forces in specific circumstances,” said Attorney General William P.Barr. “The Department of Justice has no higher priority than ensuring thesafety and security of the American people and this policy will continue to helpus fulfill that mission.”The Department of Justice, through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearmsand Explosives (ATF); the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); the FBI; andthe U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), partners with state, local, territorial, andtribal law enforcement on hundreds of federal task forces throughout thenation. Together, these task forces work to combat violent crime, stem the flowof illegal narcotics, and arrest dangerous fugitives. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES THE USE OFBODY-WORN CAMERAS ON FEDERAL TASK FORCESCLICK TO READ THE FULL RELEASECLICK TO READ THE FULL RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPOn June 16, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the“Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities.”A collection of resources for law enforcement agenciesand officers can be found in the links below to assist withimplementing Executive Order No. 13929. This page willbe regularly updated with more resources as theybecome available.FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe following was released by the COPS OfficeANNOUNCEMENT THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ONSAFE POLICING FOR SAFE COMMUNITIESIMPLEMENTATION FACT SHEETIMPLEMENTATION FACT SHEETLIST OF CREDENTIALLING BODIESLIST OF CREDENTIALLING BODIESPRINCIPLES ON SAFE POLICING AND USE OF FORCEPRINCIPLES ON SAFE POLICING AND USE OF FORCEVISIT THE COPS OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATIONVISIT THE COPS OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION

@GLFOP@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOP@GLFOPU.S. law enforcement agencies will soon reach the FBI’sdeadline to switch their crime statistics reporting systemfrom the Summary Reporting System (SRS) to the NationalIncident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).On January 1, 2021, the FBI will retire SRS as part of a majorinitiative to upgrade and update the nation’s crime statistics.FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe following was released by the FBIANNOUNCEMENTTo see answers to questions you may have about why the FBIis retiring SRS, how it will affect crime statistics, and the roleof law enforcement agencies, pleaseCLICK HERECLICK HERE

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