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FOP Update - July 6

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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE WEEK OF 6 JULY 2020 WASHINGTON WATCH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BACK THE BLUE PATRICK YOES National President Sign Up To Receive The FOP s Weekly Update JIM PASCO Executive Director

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY National President Patrick Yoes and John McNesby President of Philadelphia FOP Lodge 5 met with Vice President Michael R Pence at Lodge 5 and attended their Back the Blue rally National President Patrick Yoes spoke with Representative Brian K Fitzpatrick R PA regarding the issue of qualified immunity and H R 7120 the Justice in Policing Act To read National President Yoes recent letter to Representative Fitzpatrick on this issue please Click Here FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY National President Patrick Yoes attended the Salute to America Celebration hosted by President Donald J Trump at the White House Also in attendance were 4 St Louis Police Officers who were injured during the recent riots and Ann Marie Dorn the widow of retired St Louis police captain David Dorn who was shot by looters National President Patrick Yoes had a teleconference with Police Union Presidents from around the world hosted by the International Council of Police Representative Associations ICPRA National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting hosted by the Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center CRI TAC regarding diversity training FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY National Vice President Joe Gamaldi joined Paul Viollis and Eric Konohia on an episode of the Mending America podcast to discuss the future of policing in America Click Here To Listen Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A Rauch Associate Director with the White House Office of Public Liaison regarding the coordination of upcoming White House events Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jeffrey R Favitta Senior Law Enforcement Advisor to the Attorney General regarding COVID 19 issues related to law enforcement as well as Attorney General William P Barr s participation in a recent roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Timothy E Scott R SC with FOP members and community leaders FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Rachel Bissex Deputy Chief of Staff to the Attorney General regarding pending U S Department of Justice DOJ policy decisions Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Dean M Kueter Jr Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice regarding witnesses for upcoming Commission hearings Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the offices of Representative David J Trone D MD and Guy L Reschenthaler R PA regarding draft legislation entitled the Public Safety Officer Support Act The draft bill would expand the definition of injury under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Act to include post traumatic stress syndrome PTSD and provide survivor benefits to the families of officers who commit or attempt suicide Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a conference call with staff with the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs regarding the anti money laundering amendment to S 4049 the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS ACTIVITY Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson participated in a virtual staff meeting of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson participated in a virtual Commission hearing on Community Trust and Respect for Law Enforcement Brian Marvel President Peace Officers Research Association of California PORAC and Police Officer with San Diego Police Department Dr Paul Lilly Judge Brown County Texas Mick McHale President National Association of Police Organizations NAPO and Christopher Cook Lieutenant Arlington Police Department Texas presented at the hearing FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J Trump signed the United States Mexico Canada Agreement USMCA which will support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets fairer trade and robust economic growth in North America Vice President Michael R Pence traveled to Pennsylvania and visited Philadelphia FOP Lodge 5 to meet with National President Patrick Yoes Lodge 5 President John McNesby the six officers injured in a North Philadelphia standoff last August and families of officers killed in the line of duty FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON D C THE U S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House was in pro forma session this week and will resume business next week The Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies held a markup for the FY2021 Defense Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill The Committee on Appropriations is scheduled to markup the bill next week THE UNITED STATES SENATE The Senate was in pro forma session this week and will resume business next week Senator Timothy E Scott R SC hosted Attorney General William P Barr for a roundtable discussion with FOP members and community leaders FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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RECENT COVID 19 ACTIVITY The FOP launched its new COVID 19 website which contains comprehensive COVID 19 information specific to law enforcement Please Visit FOPCOVID19 ORG July 10 Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jeffrey R Favitta Senior Law Enforcement Advisor to the Attorney General regarding COVID 19 issues related to law enforcement July 8 The National Legislative Office announced that as of 8 July there have been 139 line of duty deaths due to COVID 19 To view the state by state breakdown please click here July 6 The National Legislative Office provided FOP members with information released by the U S Department of Homeland Security DHS regarding DHS s recent activity in response to COVID 19 To view this information please click here FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES H R 141 S 521 THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT This bill would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law 248 38 HOUSE COSPONSORS 59 190 SENATE COSPONSORS 5 33 H R 1195 S 473 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EQUITY ACT This bill would would expand the definition of law enforcement officer for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers 59 HOUSE COSPONSORS 14 45 SENATE COSPONSORS 6 1 5 H R 1154 S 1394 THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT This bill would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 226 19 GLFOP HOUSE COSPONSORS 20 206 SENATE COSPONSORS GLFOP 2 FOPNATIONAL 17 GLFOP

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LEGISLATIVE 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 HOUSE COSPONSORS H R 1325 36 36 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 36 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 29 GLFOP GLFOP 7 FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LETTER National President Yoes sent a letter to Representatives Ruppersberger and Kinzinger in support of H R 5855 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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LETTER National President Yoes sent a letter to Senators Coons and Wicker in support of S 4186 the Driving for Opportunity Act FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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TWEET OF THE WEEK National FOP GLFOP We are sad to report that 139 officers have died in the line of duty due to COVID19 Officers are being exposed quarantined sickened It s time for our elected officials to act and establish COVID19 as a presumed workplace disease FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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FIRSTNET FOP FORM ALLIANCE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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MEDAL OF VALOR NOMINATIONS Nomination Period Open Until July 31st for the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Federal state local and tribal public safety officers perform courageous acts in communities across our country every day To recognize these brave individuals the President of the United States or his designee annually presents recipients with the nation s highest award for public safety the Medal of Valor To learn more about the award please CLICK HERE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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2020 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE A Model Questionnaire for use by State and Local Lodges The following model questionnaire has been prepared by the National Legislative Office and is being provided to all State and local Lodges to aid them in evaluating Federal candidates for the United States Congress in the 2020 election cycle The questions draw from issues being lobbied by the Grand Lodge in Washington D C It is particularly important for the State and local Lodges to endorse candidates who support our top priority items and to publicly oppose those candidates who do not The success of the National Legislative Program depends on having an active grassroots base and on electing lawmakers who support our pro law enforcement agenda To view the questionnaire CLICK HERE To obtain a copy of your Representative s or Senators legislative scorecard please email Legislative FOP net FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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HELP US REPEAL WEP GPO We need your help to increase the number of cosponsors in order to repeal the Windfall Elimination WEP and the Government Pension Offset GPO Urge your Representative and Senators to support H R 141 S 521 the Social Security Fairness Act CLICK HERE To Contact Your Representative and Senators FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center CRI TAC provides no cost customized technical assistance solutions designed to meet the unique needs of state local tribal campus law enforcement agencies throughout the U S VISIT WEBSITE 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 VISIT WEBSITE 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 VISIT WEBSITE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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National FOP 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 Can You Chip In 5 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 Please contact the Legislative Office to learn about the various ways you can contribute to the NFOP PAC Call 202 547 8189 Email mmason fop net FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP

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The Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center 328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE WASHINGTON D C 20002 PHONE 202 547 8189 FAX 202 547 8190 The National Legislative Office Staff JIM PASCO TIM RICHARDSON Executive Director jpasco fop net Senior Legislative Liaison trichardson fop net MARK MCDONALD REBECCA TYUS MICHELLE MASON Legislative Liaison mmcdonald fop net Legislative Liaison rtyus fop net Administrative Assistant mmason fop net FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GLFOP GLFOP FOPNATIONAL GLFOP