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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 | 1 3 J U N E 2 0 2 5L 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 - HOUSE PASSES BILL RESTORINGCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FORD.C. POLICE Message

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYThe Howard C. Liebengood Foundation is hosting a symposium in September at the JohnsHopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington D.C. One of the sessions is entitled“Enhancing Organizational Health & Crisis Management through Strategic Management &Collaborative Labor Relations” and Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order ofPolice, will moderate a panel of experts to explore how strategic leadership and laborcollaboration can strengthen organizational resilience. More information will follow.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes attended the FOP Indiana State Conference in Carmel,Indiana. National President Patrick Yoes participated in numerous media calls. LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes attended the FOP Florida State Conference in Orlando,Florida. Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staff in the office of RepresentativeGlenn W. Thompson, Jr. (R-PA) to discuss H.R. 1551, the “Protect and Serve Act,” andH.R. 3226, the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act.”Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staff in the office of Senator ThomasR. Tillis (R-NC) and Representative John H. Rutherford (R-FL) to discuss the “Protect andServe Act” and the “Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act.” Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Keith Pearson, Senior Counselor to theSecretary for State and Local Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS), about collaboration on issues of mutual concern.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jim Goyer, Director of the White House Officeof Public Liaison, and Alex Flemister, Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office ofPublic Liaison, to discuss issues on which the White House and the FOP can coordinate.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Kevin O’Connor at the International Associationof Fire Fighters (IAFF) on labor and member health collaboration.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Terry Cunningham, Deputy Executive Directorof the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), about our continuedpartnership on officer safety issues.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTIn this special edition of The Blue View, National FOP President Patrick Yoes brings attention to anoften overlooked issue: the health and wellness of law enforcement officers. As we recognizeNational Police Week, Stroke Awareness Month, and Blood Pressure Education Month, this timelyconversation highlights the urgent need to support the cardiovascular and brain health of thosewho serve and protect.Pat is joined by two distinguished experts from the American Heart Association, Dr. EduardoSanchez, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, and Dr. Mitch Elkind, Chief Science Officer for BrainHealth and Stroke. Together, they discuss:The unique health risks facing law enforcement officersSteps officers can take to protect their heart and brain healthA groundbreaking partnership between the American Heart Association and the Fraternal Orderof PoliceHow wellness on and off duty can save lives

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESThe House agreed to H.Res.481, “Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attackson Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder,Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combatingantisemitism and politically motivated violence.”The House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing entitled “From Cartels toCoastlines: An Examination of U.S. Federal Efforts to Confront Illicit Maritime Activitiesin U.S. Waters.”The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense held an oversighthearing on the U.S. Department of Defense. Secretary Peter B. Hegseth and Chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff, General J. Daniel Caine, testified. The hearing largely coveredthe ongoing turmoil in Los Angeles.The House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing entitled “Security to Model:Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity.”The House Committee on Oversight held a hearing entitled “A Hearing with SanctuaryState Governors.” The witnesses were Governors J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Kathleen Hochul(D-NY), and Timothy J. Walz (D-MN).The House passed H.R. 2096, the “Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act,” on a235-178 vote. The bill, which the FOP strongly supported, restores the collectivebargaining rights of the law enforcement officers in the Washington, D.C. MetropolitanPolice Department. The bill has been transmitted to the Senate and was referred to theCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.The House passed H.R. 2056, the “District of Columbia Federal Immigration ComplianceAct,” on a 224-194 vote. The House passed S. 331, the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act,” on a321-104 vote. The bill, which the FOP supported, now goes to the President to be signedinto law.The House passed H.R. 4, the “Rescissions Act,” on a 214-212 vote. The bill wouldcancel over 9 billion in previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe Senate voted to confirm Brett A. Shumate to serve as Assistant Attorney General atthe U.S. Department of Justice on a 51-41 vote.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATEThe Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommitteeon Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs held a hearingentitled “Match Ready: Oversight of the Federal Government’s Border Management andPersonnel Readiness Efforts for the Decade of Sports.”The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled “23 and You: The Privacyand National Security Implications of the 23andMe Bankruptcy.”The Senate voted to confirm William H. Long to serve as Commissioner of the InternalRevenue Service on a 53-44 vote. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary considered and favorably reported S. 1829, the“STOP CSAM Act,” by a unanimous vote. The bill, which was endorsed by the FOP, nowmoves to the Senate for consideration.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMPatrick Yoes sent letters to the following 50 members ofCongress who previously cosponsored the H.R. 3226, the“Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" in the 118th Congressbut are not or have not yet supported its re-introduction in the119th Congress:Major Mexican Narcotrafficker Sentenced toNearly 20 Years in PrisonA Mexican national who operated as a high-level cocainetrafficker was sentenced today to 232 months in prison fordirecting an international drug trafficking conspiracy.H.R. 2752, the “Ensuring Safer Schools Act.”National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to RepresentativeVan Drew in support of H.R. 2752, the “Ensuring Safer SchoolsAct." FOP Applauds Passage of the “Protecting OurNation’s Capital Emergency Act”Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police,applauded news that the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.2096, the “Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act” today ona 235 - 178 vote. The measure will now be transmitted to the Senatefor further action.Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police,described the violence in Los Angeles as “simply unacceptable” andmade clear the FOP supports the men and women on the groundworking to protect the public.National FOP President Says Violence in LA MustEndH.R. 3226, the “Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act”

TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 2243PROTECT AND SERVE ACTH.R. 155178 COSPONSORSR: 63 D: 1518 COSPONSORSR: 17 D: 1LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 209471 COSPONSORSR: 28 D: 43S. 97818 COSPONSORSR: 6 D: 12MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 6798 COSPONSORSR: 8 D: 0S. 16717 COSPONSORSR:17D: 0H.R. 150531 COSPONSORSR: 5 D: 26S. 6361 COSPONSORSR: 0 D: 1H.R. 322612 COSPONSORSR: 4 D: 8NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE

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