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FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP FIGHTS FOR FAIRNESS The Week Of 18 November 2019 SIGN UP FOP RELEASES COMMERCIAL IN SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTES TO DECRIMINALIZE CANNABIS CLICK HERE TO Congress will be in recess next week and will reconvene the following week The FOP Weekly Update will resume the week of 2 December 2019 Enjoy your weekend PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY National President Patrick Yoes and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with Representatives Garret N Graves R LA 06 and Rodney L Davis R IL 13 as well as other stakeholders that are part of the Public Safety Working Group on Social Security Fairness to discuss H R 141 the Social Security Fairness Act which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision WEP and the Government Pension Offset GPO PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke to Jack A Rauch Deputy Associate Director with the White House Office of Public Liaison regarding FOP priorities Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke to Tim Shea Senior Counsel to Attorney General William P Barr regarding the newly established Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke to Dean M Kueter Jr with the State and Local Law Enforcement Coordination Section SLEC S regarding U S Department of Justice priorities Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Mark McDonald represented the FOP on a conference call with other law enforcement stakeholder groups regarding S 2878 the Facial Recognition Technogloy Warrant Act PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J Trump sent a letter to Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Philips who was seriously injured after being hit head on by a wrong way driver on I 71 in June In the letter President Trump wished Trooper Philips a full and complete recovery PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE U S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE William P Barr United States Attorney General met with Cleveland Police Department officials during which he announced 140 million in law enforcement grants THE U S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Chad F Wolf Acting Secretary of the U S Department of Homeland Security DHS met with senior leadership from U S Customs and Border Protection Immigration Enforcement CBP and ICE U S Customs U S Secret Service USSS and other agencies PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE U S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House agreed to the motion to concur with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the short term continuing resolution H R 3055 the Further Fiscal 2020 Short Term Appropriations Act on a 231 192 vote The Commerce Justice and Science CJS appropriations bill would provide funding for federal government operations and services the U S Department of Commerce the U S Department of Justice DOJ science agencies and several related agencies through 20 December 2019 at fiscal 2019 levels The legislation was transmitted to and signed by the President The Committee on the Judiciary considered and favorably reported H R 3884 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act on a 24 10 vote which would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs and provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE U S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held 5 impeachment inquiry hearings Those witnesses who testified before the committee included Jennifer Williams Lt Col Alexander Vindman Dr Fiona Hill Special Advisor for Europe and Russia Office of the Vice President Director for European Affairs National Security Council Former Senior Director for Europe and Russia Amb Kurt Volker Timothy Morrison David Hale Former U S Special Envoy to Ukraine Special Assistant to the President Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Dept of State David A Holmes Laura Cooper Amb Gordon Sondland Political Counselor US Embassy in Kyiv Ukraine on behalf of Department of State Deputy Assit Secretary of Defense for Russian Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs U S Ambassador to the E U PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE UNITED STATES SENATE The Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the short term continuing resolution H R 3055 the Further Fiscal 2020 Short Term Appropriations Act on a 74 20 vote The Commerce Justice and Science CJS appropriations bill would provide funding for Federal government operations and services the U S Department of Commerce the U S Department of Justice DOJ science agencies and several related agencies through 20 December 2019 at fiscal 2019 levels The legislation was transmitted to and signed by the President The Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Kathleen Hawk Sawyer Ph D Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons testified before the committee PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 UPDATE FOP TOP PRIORITIES THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT H R 141 S 521 This bill would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law House Cosponsors 54 224 Senate Cosponsors 35 170 1 This Week 4 31 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EQUITY ACT H R 1195 S 473 This bill would would expand the definition of law enforcement officer for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers House Cosponsors 12 49 Senate Cosponsors 6 37 1 This Week H R 1154 S 1394 1 5 THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEREMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT This bill would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers House Cosponsors 20 210 190 6 This Week PATRICK YOES National President Senate Cosponsors 18 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational 2 16 JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 UPDATE FOP PRIORITIES H R 1156 THE LEOSA REFORM ACT This bill would would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act LEOSA which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U S post offices Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities 26 House Cosponsors H R 1325 26 0 THE PROTECT AND SERVE ACT This bill would would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death House Cosponsors PATRICK YOES National President 21 16 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational 5 JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 HOUSE MAJORITY SUPPORTS H R 141 FOP DEBUTS VIDEO CALLING FOR WEP GPO REPEAL CLICK TO READ MORE PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 FOP RELEASES COMMERCIAL SUPPORT THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT CLICK HERE TO WATCH The Windfall Elimination Provision WEP and Government Pension Offset GPO have been affecting first responders for decades and it s time for the government to repeal it Our new commercial was just unveiled in Washington D C for a working group of public safety representatives from across the country Help us spread this message by sharing this video and by calling emailing your U S Representative and U S Senators in Washington Encourage them to pass H R 141 and S 521 the Social Security Fairness Act Call Your Elected Officials 202 224 3121 Tell Them To Support The Social Security Fairness Act PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS Washed up football player Philadelphia FOP fires back at Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins Heartbreaking day Slain Detroit officer was a hero suspected gunman wanted suicide by cop CLICK HERE Maine owl gets lift in state trooper s patrol car after rescue CLICK HERE Police find 26 children behind false wall at Colorado day care A Tale of Heroes APD saves man in wheel chair from house fire CLICK HERE Chicago Bears to honor Aurora s hometown hero Officer Marco Gomez CLICK HERE PATRICK YOES National President CLICK HERE CLICK HERE National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 TWEET OF THE WEEK National FOP 11 56AM 11 2 19 GLFOP Blue or Red it doesn t matter We all answer the call and we stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for our neighbor Members of the Massachusetts FOP Lodge 82 dispatched food trailer to the funeral of Worcester Fire Lt Jason Menard FOPstrong PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 2019 OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED 261 Officers Shot Total As of 22 November 2019 The National FOP began collecting this data in October 2015 when we realized that we had a lot of information about officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty but almost no information about officers who were shot and survived Using our own limited resources we were able to compile raw numbers which showed that even in years when the number of officers killed by gunfire had gone down the number of officers shot had gone up each year The stark reality is that advancements in medical science and anti ballistic technology are making these events more survivable PATRICK YOES National President 2019 Law Enforcement Officers Shot In The Line Of Duty State By State As Of 22 November 2019 Alabama 11 GLFOP 0 2 Alaska 0 Nevada Arizona 0 New Hampshire 1 Arkansas 2 New Jersey 2 California 18 New Mexico 1 Colorado 9 New York 9 Connecticut 2 North Carolina 10 Delaware 0 North Dakota 0 Florida 8 Ohio 7 Georgia 11 Oklahoma 4 Hawaii 0 Oregon 4 Idaho 0 Pennsylvania 9 Illinois 16 Rhode Island 0 Indiana 2 South Carolina 3 Iowa 3 South Dakota 0 Kansas 4 Tennessee 3 Kentucky 8 Texas Louisiana 15 31 Utah 3 Maine 0 Vermont 0 Maryland 6 Virginia 8 Washington 5 West Virginia 4 Massachusetts 2 Michigan 10 Minnesota 2 Wisconsin 6 Mississippi 7 Wyoming 0 Missouri 8 DC 1 Montana 2 Puerto Rico 2 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP Nebraska FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS From everyone here at the National Fraternal Order of Police please join us in praying for the family and friends of the fallen PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOP FIGHTS FOR FAIRNESS The Week Of 18 November 2019 SIGN UP FOP RELEASES COMMERCIAL IN SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT To Receive The National FOP s Weekly Update HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTES TO DECRIMINALIZE CANNABIS CLICK HERE TO Congress will be in recess next week and will reconvene the following week The FOP Weekly Update will resume the week of 2 December 2019 Enjoy your weekend PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 NO SHAVE NOVEMBER CONTEST Join us in raising cancer awareness and have a little fun too HOW TO ENTER PARTICIPANTS MUST BE Snap a BEFORE AFTER picture of your NoShaveNovember FOP Member Tag us on social media 21 Years Of Age At the end of the month we will select the best picture and the lucky winner will receive a commemorative prize Contest Ends December 6th PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 FOP PARTNERS WITH AETNA Click To Watch Video National President Patrick Yoes announced that the FOP has teamed up with Aetna to offer Medicare Advantage plans to Medicare eligible retired police officers and spouses To enroll go to fop aetnamedicare com or call 1 866 246 8060 TTY 711 before December 7th PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 PRESIDENT YOES PENS OP ED SENATE SHOULD CONFIRM CANTERBURY AS HEAD OF THE ATF By Patrick Yoes Johnathan Thompson and Larry Cosme 17 October 2019 CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE As leaders of our nation s largest and most prominent law enforcement organizations we represent virtually every law enforcement officer in the United States and we are calling on the Senate to confirm Chuck Canterbury to be the next director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives ATF Historically the ATF has had the closest working relationship with state and local law enforcement It plays a vital role in fighting violent crimes at the federal level as well as the state and local level However without a confirmed director the agency is lacking in leadership Since federal law was amended in 2006 the Senate has confirmed only one out of eight nominees under both Republican and Democratic administrations The only nominee that was confirmed B Todd Jones served only 20 months This lack of permanent leadership compromises the effectiveness of the ATF s law enforcement mission We need Chuck Canterbury as director of the ATF and we strongly believe he should be expeditiously confirmed PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 CONFIRM CHUCK CANTERBURY Click Here OR Call 202 224 3121 To Tell Your Senators To Confirm Chuck Canterbury There have been several media reports that the Administration will be pulling its nomination of Immediate Past National President Chuck Canterbury to be the next Director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives These reports are FALSE Chuck continues to have the full support and confidence of the President and his administration And now it is critical that the Members of Senate Judiciary hear that you the members of the FOP and strong supporters of the 2nd Amendment also support Chuck We need our members to help combat FAKE NEWS about Chuck and his record Call the Members of the Judiciary Committee and tell them you are an FOP member and Second Amendment supporter and you want them to vote YES on the Canterbury nomination PATRICK YOES National President National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 Visit Website Visit Website Visit Website PATRICK YOES National President The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center CRITAC provides no cost customized technical assistance solutions designed to meet the unique needs of state local tribal and campus law enforcement agencies throughout the U S The COPS Office awards grants to hire community policing professionals develop and test innovative policing strategies and provide training and technical assistance to community members local government leaders and all levels of law enforcement Since 1994 the COPS Office has invested more than 14 billion to help advance community policing The Office of Justice Programs OJP provides innovative leadership to federal state local and tribal justice systems by disseminating state of the art knowledge and practices across America and providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
WEEK OF 18 NOVEMBER 2019 National Fraternal Order of Police Political Action Committee The Fraternal Order of Police is committed to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through education legislation information community involvement and employee representation The NFOP PAC is the power behind our organization s punch on Capitol Hill representing its members in the most effective way possible P C Our challenge to you is to have each and every FOP member in your department lodge and state commit 5 00 a month to the NFOP PAC This 5 00 is an investment in your future in the future of law enforcement and the future of the Fraternal Order of Police Please click the donate button to learn about the various ways you can contribute to the NFOP PAC SUPPORT THOSE FIGHTING FOR YOU Email Scott Marks fop net PATRICK YOES National President Call 202 547 8190 National Fraternal Order of Police GLFOP GLFOP FOPnational JIM PASCO Executive Director
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