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@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE @GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe FOP can proudly report that Discharge Petition #16 reached the required 218signatures! The bill will be considered on the House floor when Congress returnsafter the election. Describing it as a “momentous occasion,” National President Patrick Yoes thankedall FOP members who reached out to their Representatives and described our effortas a “demonstration of the power of the FOP’s grassroots.” The petition discharges a rule, H. Res. 1410, to the House floor which provides forthe consideration of H.R. 82 on the House floor. The petition will need to “ripen” forseveral legislative days before the bill can proceed to a vote. Congress is facing apotential partial government shutdown and the days the House will remain insession prior to the election also remains in question, but according toRepresentatives Graves and Spanberger, there does not seem to be any proceduralway to stop a vote. It will just be a question of timing, so please be sure to monitorthe FOP’s website and social media platforms for the very latest information! We are urging FOP members to thank those Representatives who signed thepetition and “check in” with all of their Representatives and getcommitments that they will vote for H.R. 82 when in comes to the floor. Youcan call, fax, email, or use the FOP’s Action Center! Let’s keep ourmomentum going!Social Security Fairness Act AlertLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes represented the United States at the 47th AnnualCanadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in Ottawa, Canada.National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the National Headquarters in Nashville,TN.National President Patrick Yoes attended the Washington State FOP Conference inSuquamish, WA.National President Patrick Yoes gave interviews to numerous media outlets.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes National President Patrick Yoes joined the NationalFOP’s Disaster Area Response Team (DART) in Elizabethton ,TN to provide assistance tofirst responders and their families. You can support the DART efforts with a donation tothe FOP Foundation.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson represented the FOP on a stakeholder callwith staff in the office of Senator Amy J. Klobuchar (D-MN) about the potential to moveS. 930, the “Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act,” should Congress return to session toconsider a disaster relief package in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.John Hoyt, National Second Vice President,and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardsonrepresented the FOP at an event hosted by theInternational Association of Fire Fighters(IAFF) for a group of labor leaders from theFederal Republic of Germany to discuss publicsafety labor practices in the United States. Thegroup included Jennifer Otto (pictured right), aCriminal Police Officer of the Rhineland-Palantinate State Police. She is President ofJunge Gruppe in der Gewerkschaft der Polizei,the youth organization of Germany’s biggestpolice union. LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with contacts from numerous campaigns.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke to various media outlets.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTEquality and fairness are some of America’s most cherished ideals. In current SocialSecurity law, over 2.5 million retired first responders, teachers, and other governmentemployees are financially penalized by provisions of the law, the Windfall EliminationProvision and the Government Pension Offset, that slash their benefits solely becausethey spent part of their careers in jobs that don’t pay into Social Security. On thisepisode of the Blue View Podcast, National FOP President Patrick Yoes sits down withRepresentative Garret N. Graves (R-LA), who currently represents Louisiana’s 6thCongressional district. Representatives Graves and Abigail D. Spanberger (D-VA) are united in an effort touse a House procedure known as a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 82, the“Social Security Fairness Act.” In September, the Discharge Petition succeeded inreaching the required 218 signatures to bring the bill to the House floor.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESThe House stands in recess until 12 November 2024.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATEThe Senate stands in recess until 12 November 2024.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEUPCOMING EVENTS Collective BargainingOctober 22-24, 2024Las Vegas, NVInformation and RegistrationLabor Leadership Training February 11-12, 2025Las Vegas, NVInformation and Registration Legal Counselors SeminarFebruary 13-14, 2025Las Vegas, NVInformation and RegistrationOfficer Wellness SummitFebruary 17-18, 2025Nashville, TNSave the Date Leadership MattersFebruary 20-22, 2025Nashville, TNSave the Date Wellness Professionals Forum February 16, 2025Nashville, TNSave the DateCall for Presentations

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMDHS 2025 Homeland Threat AssessmentThe DHS 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), releasedtoday, is designed to inform both the public and theDepartment’s partners of the threats to public safety andsecurity, in order to assist federal, state, and local partners inpreparing, preventing, and responding to an ever-evolving threatenvironment. National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to RepresentativesSpanberger and Wittman in support of H.R. 9910, the“Supporting Federal Employees in the National Guard & ReservesAct.”H.R. 9910, the “Supporting Federal Employees inthe National Guard & Reserves Act.”First responders among the many victims inHurricane Helene’s deadly pathFalling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killedmore than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week andthen plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadlieststorms in U.S. history.Justice Department Awards $4B to SupportCommunity SafetyThe Justice Department announced today that it is awarding $4billion to support public safety and community justice activitiesin the states and territories and in local and Tribal communities.FOP Monthly Update: Officers Shot and KilledThe National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as ofmidnight on 30 September there have been 283 officers shot inthe line of duty so far in 2024 (-1% from 2023 YTD; +12% from2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 42 of them were killed (+13%from 2023 YTD; -16% from 2022 YTD).

SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132288 COSPONSORSR: 23 D: 65H.R. 82329 COSPONSORSR: 119 D: 210S. 59762 COSPONSORSR: 13 D: 49@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTH.R. 743118 COSPONSORSR: 102 D: 1643 COSPONSORSR: 43 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 3170144 COSPONSORSR: 46 D: 98S. 151429 COSPONSORSR: 7 D: 22MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14629 COSPONSORSR: 9 D: 0H.R. 353967 COSPONSORSR: 14 D: 53NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16583 COSPONSORSR: 2 D: 1S. 425820 COSPONSORSR: 19D: 1

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