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FOP Update - 26 April 2024
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L E G I S L A T I V E U P D A T E
JIM PASCOPATRICK YOES THE VOICE OF OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Executive DirectorNational President
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FOP-SUPPORTED “FEND OFF
FENTANYL ACT” ENACTED AS PART
OF FOREIGN AID PACKAGE
FOP-SUPPORTED “FEND OFF
FENTANYL ACT” ENACTED AS PART
OF FOREIGN AID PACKAGE
NATIONAL PRESIDENT PATRICK YOES TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF THE FEND
OFF FENTANYL ACT BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE IN
JANUARY 2024
NATIONAL PRESIDENT PATRICK YOES TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF THE FEND
OFF FENTANYL ACT BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE IN
JANUARY 2024
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N 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 | 3 1 M A Y 2 0 2 4
L E G I S L A T I V E U P D A T E
JIM PASCOPATRICK YOES THE VOICE OF OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Executive DirectorNational President
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CONGRESS TO RETURN NEXT WEEK
FOR A BUSY SUMMER
CONGRESS TO RETURN NEXT WEEK
FOR A BUSY SUMMER
HOUSE PLANS AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE
TO CLEAR ALL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
BEFORE AUGUST RECESS
HOUSE PLANS AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE
TO CLEAR ALL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
BEFORE AUGUST RECESS
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Commissioner Brendan Carr of the
Federal Communications Commission to discuss FOP priorities.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Hugh T. Clements, Director of the Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), about legislation to reauthorize
the COPS Office.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Marvin G. Richardson, Deputy Director of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), regarding the
agency’s violent crime task forces with State and local law enforcement agencies
as well as Federal officer recruitment issues.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke at length with Terrence M. Cunningham,
Deputy Executive Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
about the legislative efforts to reauthorize the COPS Office..
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Kevin O’Connor, Assistant to the General
President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, to discuss S. 930, the
“Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act.”
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of Senator
Ted Cruz (R-TX) about S. 597, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” and the impact of
the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset on public
employees.
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY
Legislative Liaisons David Taboh and Benjamin Stokes represented the FOP on two
stakeholder calls about the Homeland Security Grant Program, hosted by the Office
of State and Local Law Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaisons David Taboh
and Benjamin Stokes represented the FOP on the monthly Social Security Coalition
stakeholder call.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of
Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) on programs and strategies to combat hate
crimes.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of
Representative Lori M. Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to discuss potential legislation to
improve pensions or similar benefits for law enforcement officers working in high-
crime areas.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of
Representative Anthony P. D’Esposito (R-NY) to discuss potential legislation
expanding the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program to certain fully sworn
law enforcement officers working for private universities and colleges.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of Senator
Mark E. Kelly (D-AZ) about draft legislation expanding the Public Safety Officers
Educational Assistance (PSOEA) program, as well as S.1462, the “LEOSA Reform
Act.”
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THE BLUE VIEW PODCAST
This past March, the Fraternal Order of Police once again joined forces with the
nation’s oldest and largest union of professional firefighters, the International
Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).
Rank-and-file law enforcement officers and firefighters traveled together to our
Nation’s capital to highlight the important issues facing our public safety
organizations. They shared with Congress the challenges of public safety
officers, including the right of public safety officers to collectively bargain,
protecting due process for officers and firefighters, and repealing the Windfall
Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)!
On this episode of the Blue View Podcast, National FOP President Patrick Yoes
sits down with IAFF General President Ed Kelly to discuss the two organizations
and their shared fight for fairness.
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THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House stands in recess until 3 June 2024.
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THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON
THE UNITED STATES SENATE
The Senate stands in recess until 3 June 2024.