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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 1 J U N E 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 - SUMMER HEATWAVE HITS D.C. AS SENATECONTINUES ITS WORK ON FY2025 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMER HEATWAVE HITS D.C. AS SENATECONTINUES ITS WORK ON FY2025 APPROPRIATIONS

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes, National Vice President Joe Gamaldi, National 2ndVice President John Hoyt, and National Sergeant-at-Arms Steve James attendedthe International Council of Police Representative Associations’ (ICPRA) 14thBiennial Conference in Oeiras, Portugal. FOP General Counsel Larry James alsoattended the legal counsel track of the conference. President Yoes was reelectedas the association’s treasurer.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes, Oklahoma State FOP President Mark Nelson,Tulsa Lodge President Jeff Downs, and Tulsa Board Member Patrick Stevens metwith Representative Kevin R. Hern (R-OK) in Tulsa, Oklahoma to discuss H.R. 82,the “Social Security Fairness Act.” National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco participated in avirtual meeting with the Texas State Lodge Executive Board about the SocialSecurity Fairness Act.National President Patrick Yoes attended an AI training session and a AI retreatwith AXON in Scottsdale, Arizona regarding the expansion of this growingtechnology into the law enforcement profession.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLegislative Liaison David Taboh represented the FOP on the monthly meeting of thePublic Pension Network.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison David Taboh metwith staff on the Senate Committee on Finance to discuss the potential pathforward for S. 597, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” following Senator Ronald L.Wyden’s, who chairs the Committee, announcement that he would cosponsor thebill.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Hugh T. Clements, Jr. Director of theOffice of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), about S. 1306, the “COPSReauthorization Act.” Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with representatives from both Presidentialcampaigns about issues related to the FOP’s endorsement process.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTThis past March, the Fraternal Order of Police once again joined forces with thenation’s oldest and largest union of professional firefighters, the InternationalAssociation of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Rank-and-file law enforcement officers and firefighters traveled together to ourNation’s capital to highlight the important issues facing our public safetyorganizations. They shared with Congress the challenges of public safetyofficers, including the right of public safety officers to collectively bargain,protecting due process for officers and firefighters, and repealing the WindfallElimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)!On this episode of the Blue View Podcast, National FOP President Patrick Yoessits down with IAFF General President Ed Kelly to discuss the two organizationsand their shared fight for fairness.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATEThe Senate attempted to pass S. 1809, which would ban the import, sale,manufacture, possession and transfer of bump stocks and other devices, throughunanimous consent. The measure failed due to an objection by Senator J. PeterRickets (R-NE).The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a hearing entitled “A Review of thePresident's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves.”The Senate passed S.870, the “Fire Grants and Safety Act,” which reauthorizesthrough Fiscal Year 2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to FirefightersGrants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response GrantProgram. The bill would additionally make the government of China, and any entityor organization operating or incorporated in China, ineligible to be a recipient orsubrecipient of Federal assistance under such programs. The bill now goes toPresident Joseph R. Biden, Jr., who is expected to sign it into law.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEUPCOMING EVENTS National FOP Fall Board Meeting September 6-7, 2024Charlotte, NC RegistrationLodging National FOP Fall Presidents MeetingSeptember 5, 2024Charlotte, NC RegistrationLodging Collective BargainingOctober 22-24, 2024Las Vegas, NVInformation and RegistrationLabor SummitFebruary 11-12, 2025Las Vegas, NVSave the Date Legal Counselors SeminarFebruary 13-14, 2025Las Vegas, NVSave the Date Officer Wellness SummitFebruary 17-18, 2025Nashville, TNSave the Date Leadership MattersFebruary 19-22, 2025Nashville, TNSave the Date

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMFederal Indictment Alleges Alliance BetweenSinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked toChinese Underground BankingThe DOJ announced a 10-count superseding indictment chargingLos Angeles-based associates of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartelwith conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chineseunderground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds.DHS Know2Protect Campaign Launches NewProgram The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Know2Protect:Together We Can Stop Online Child Exploitation office launched#DigitalBoundaries, a new sub-campaign aligned with InternetSafety Month in June.A retired Chicago police officer was shot and killed on the city'sWest side on Thursday. The 73-year-old man was shot in the4300 block of West Monroe Street around 11:30 a.m., accordingto the Chicago Police Department.Retired Chicago police officer, 73, shot and killed onWest SideAnother police dog dies while trying to helpofficers arrest a suspect in South Carolina Staffing Stops Ill. Police Department fromParticipating in Community EventsFor the second time this month, a police dog has been killedwhile trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina."Our staffing levels have reached a point where our primaryfocus must be on ensuring the minimal coverage necessary tokeep our community safe," Fulton's police chief wrote in a letterto residents.

SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132286 COSPONSORSR: 22 D: 64H.R. 82322 COSPONSORSR: 112 D: 210S. 59758 COSPONSORSR: 10 D: 48@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTH.R. 743116 COSPONSORSR: 100 D: 1643 COSPONSORSR: 43 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 3170138 COSPONSORSR: 44 D: 94S. 151425 COSPONSORSR: 7 D: 18MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14625 COSPONSORSR: 5 D: 0H.R. 353959 COSPONSORSR: 11 D: 48NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16583 COSPONSORSR: 2 D: 1S. 425815 COSPONSORSR: 15D: 1

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