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WASHINGTON WATCHN A T I O N A L F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E W E E K L Y U P D A T E | 2 3 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 4L E G I S L A T I V E U P D A T EJIM PASCOPATRICK YOES THE VOICE OF OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSExecutive DirectorNational President- Subscribe to the FOP’s Weekly Update - THE PROTECT AND SERVEACT NOW HAS MORE THAN100 COSPONSORSTHE PROTECT AND SERVEACT NOW HAS MORE THAN100 COSPONSORSFOP TO REQUESTCOMMITTEE ACTIONFOP TO REQUESTCOMMITTEE ACTION

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENational President Patrick Yoes gave various 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.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes attended the National FOP Wellness Summit inNashville, TN.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Betsy Henthorne, Chief of Staff for thenewly-named Acting Associate U.S. Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, to discusshis new administration and areas of mutual interests.Executive Director Jim Pasco attended a farewell reception at the White House forVanessa Chen, Special Assistant to the President for Criminal Justice and GunsPolicy, Domestic Policy Council, to thank her for her collaboration over the past twoyears.National President Patrick Yoes attended the National FOP Leadership MattersSeminar in Nashville, TN.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with Dianne Bernhard, ExecutiveDirector for the Concerns Of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), regarding pending deathbenefits claims before the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (PSOB) program fromofficers who died of rhabdomyolosis.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in office of Senator AmyJ. Klobuchar (D-MN) about the “Protect and Serve Act” and S. 1306, the “COPSReauthorization Act.”Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of SenatorCory A. Booker (D-NJ) about S. 1306, the “COPS Reauthorization Act.”Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office ofRepresentative Peter A. Stauber (R-MN) about the shooting deaths of two lawenforcement officers and a volunteer fire fighter last weekend in Minnesota.Legislative Liaison Asa Render participated in multiple stakeholder round tablesdeveloping and discussing counter-UAS legislation. Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaisons David TabohAsa Render, and Benjamin Stokes participated in the monthly meeting of the PublicPension Network.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEWe need YOU in D.C.! The Second Session of the 118th Congress has begun and FOP priorities,including the “Social Security Fairness Act,” are poised for action. For the first time, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of law enforcement officers will bejoining forces with the nation’s oldest and largest union of professional firefighters—theInternational Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Rank-and-file law enforcement officers and firefighters will come together in our Nation’s capitalto highlight the important issues facing our public safety organizations. We will be talking aboutthe challenges and the needs of our memberships including recognizing the right of public safetyofficers to collectively bargain, protecting due process for officers and firefighters, and repealingthe Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)! Click here to view the legislative briefing materials. On Tuesday, 5 March from 11am-12pm the FOP-IAFF will hold a rally on the Capitol grounds to callon Congress for immediate action on H.R. 82/S. 597, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” to repealthe WEP and GPO.Our future success and our legislative agenda depend on our ability to motivate and mobilize ourgrassroots to make sure our message gets through—which will get increasingly more difficult aswe get closer and closer to the election. Participation in this event is just a part—but an importantpart—of the FOP’s advocacy strategy. We need our members to build, strengthen, and sustain theirrelationships with their Senators and Representatives. DON’T DELAY – REGISTER TODAY!LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYOn the latest episode of the Blue View Podcast, National President Patrick Yoes isjoined by National FOP Chaplain, Rick Snyder, as well as Shannon Nordyke andCrystal Mai Purdy-Newland for an in-depth, conversation about why it is soimportant to plan. The Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program offers no-costtributes for career and volunteer law enforcement officers, firefighters, andemergency services personnel who fall in the line of duty. In addition to providingfuneral, cremation, and burial services, the Public Servants Program also providesextended counseling services to the grieving family.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe House was not in session this week and is scheduled to return 5 March.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEDONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PACDONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PACThe Senate was not in session this week and is scheduled to return 26 February.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATE

SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132275 COSPONSORSR: 19 D: 56H.R. 82308 COSPONSORSR: 105 D: 203S. 59749 COSPONSORSR: 8 D: 41@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTNOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATEH.R. 743101 COSPONSORSR: 87 D: 1435 COSPONSORSR: 35 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 3170109 COSPONSORSR: 33 D: 76S. 151417 COSPONSORSR: 5 D: 12MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14623 COSPONSORSR: 3 D: 0H.R. 353946 COSPONSORSR: 10 D: 36NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16581 COSPONSORSR: 1 D: 0

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMH.R. 7185, the “HIDTA Reauthorization Act”U.S. and U.K. Disrupt LockBit Ransomware VariantThe Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom andinternational law enforcement partners in London today toannounce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one ofthe most active ransomware groups in the world.Secretary Mayorkas’s Bilateral Meeting withPeople’s Republic of China On February 18, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N.Mayorkas met with People’s Republic of China (PRC) StateCouncilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong inVienna, Austria to advance cooperation with the PRC in the fightagainst the scourge of fentanyl.National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to RepresentativeDuarte in support of H.R. 7185, the "HIDTA Reauthorization Act:"John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town insouthwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growingproblem: the frequency with which his officers are tapped to detain,transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of amental health crisis.Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part ofnational focus after the pandemicJoint police and fire Drone First Responder programlaunches in CaliforniaSkyfire Consulting, a public safety UAS consulting group, hasannounced its collaboration with the Fremont Police and FireDepartments to launch a joint Drone First Responder (DFR)program in the United States, according to a press release.

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