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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 9 M A R C H 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 - SWIFT ACTION BY MDTA POLICEOFFICERS SAVES LIVES BYSTOPPING CARS MOMENTSBEFORE KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSESWIFT ACTION BY MDTA POLICEOFFICERS SAVES LIVES BYSTOPPING CARS MOMENTSBEFORE KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENational President Patrick Yoes hosted a law enforcement leaders roundtable InKey West, Florida to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the lawenforcement profession. The attendees included:Gil Kerlikowske, former head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy,former Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and formerChief of the Seattle Police Department;Eddie Garcia, Chief of the Dallas Police Department;Dave Mitchell, former Director of the MD State Police, retired Chief of Police forPrince George’s County, MD Police Department;Hugh T. Clements, Jr. Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Servicesand retired Chief of the Providence, RI Police Department;(participated remotely) John Violanti, PhD., retired from the New York StatePolice and nationally recognized expert on police wellness, PTSD, and suicide;Terry Cunningham, Deputy Executive Director, International Association ofChiefs of Police; Darrel Stephens, former Chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departmentand national policing expert.Executive Director Jim Pasco and National Treasurer James Smallwood were inattendance to represent the FOP.National 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 & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with multiple Senators regarding thereauthorization of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with Heather J. Fong, AssistantSecretary for State and Local Law Enforcement and Senior Counselor to theSecretary for Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, aboutthe Department’s rollout of the Know2Protect public awareness campaign toeducate and empower children, teens, parents, trusted adults, and policymakers toprevent and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA).Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of SenatorLindsey O. Graham (R-SC) about draft legislation that would create a program tosupport the child care needs of law enforcement families.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office ofRepresentative Michael P. Guest (R-MS) about the House companion to S. 972, the“Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act,” which would provide a one-time boost of $162million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community OrientedPolicing Services (COPS).Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison David Tabohrepresented the FOP on a stakeholder call hosted by staff in the offices ofRepresentatives Garret N. Graves (R-LA) and Abigail D. Spanberger (D-VA)regarding H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act.”Legislative Liaison David Taboh spoke with staff in the offices of Senator Mark R.Warner (D-VA) and Ronald L. Wyden (D-OR) regarding S. 597, the “Social SecurityFairness Act.”

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTLast year, over 330 police officers were shot in the line of duty. With the COVID-19pandemic behind us and after so many Americans have seen the tragicconsequences of the defund the police movement, it was our hope that thesenumbers would be a high-water mark. We were wrong. Instead, 378 officers wereshot in the line of duty in 2023, the highest number the FOP has ever recorded.Thankfully, because of dramatic improvements in medical trauma science and anti-ballistic technology, the lethality of these attacks has been reduced and only 46 ofthe officers shot in the line of duty were killed. There were 115 ambush-styleattacks on law enforcement officers this year, which resulted in 138 officers shot,20 of whom were killed. On this episode of the Blue View Podcast, NationalPresident Patrick Yoes is joined by National FOP Vice President Joe Gamaldi todiscuss the FOP’s recent report on officers shot and killed in the line of duty.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe House stands in recess until 9 April 2024.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132281 COSPONSORSR: 20 D: 61H.R. 82311 COSPONSORSR: 106 D: 205S. 59752 COSPONSORSR: 9 D: 43@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTNOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATEH.R. 743109 COSPONSORSR: 94 D: 1540 COSPONSORSR: 40 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 3170124 COSPONSORSR: 40 D: 84S. 151419 COSPONSORSR: 5 D: 14MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14624 COSPONSORSR: 4 D: 0H.R. 353956 COSPONSORSR: 11 D: 45NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16583 COSPONSORSR: 2 D: 1

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMThese awards represent part of the Justice Department’songoing commitment to support the nation’s law enforcementofficers who put their lives on the line every day to keep ourcommunities safe.Police stopped traffic across Baltimore bridge inabout 90 seconds before collapseSix workers who were filling potholes near the middle of thebridge are missing and presumed dead; police believe nocommuters were lost in the collapseThe nonprofit organization First H.E.L.P. (Honor, Educate, Lead,Prevent) has been collecting data systematically since 2016 ondeaths by suicide among public safety personnel. In late 2023,the CNA Corporation initiated a partnership with First H.E.L.P.to undertake the first comprehensive analysis of its extensivedataset on public safety personnel deaths by suicide.CNA Report on Law Enforcment Deaths by Suicide DOJ Announces Opening of Nominations for theSeventh Annual Attorney General’s Award forDistinguished Service in Community PolicingA 41-year-old man behind the wheel of an SUV at a Queens busstop when his passenger fired on NYPD Officer Jonathan Dillerfaces weapons charges stemming from the fatal incident.Driver Charged in Fatal Shooting of NYPD Officer atBus Stop'Getting tossed to the side': Arizona officer shot inthe line of duty in 2022 fired from jobAn Arizona officer shot in the line of duty says he’s been fired bythe tribe in charge of the police department he served with.

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