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Posted by Grassroots Legislative Network on 6/6/2008, 1:37 pm, in reply to "Update, 6/6/2008"

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C. Support H.R. 688/S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act"
We added four (4) new cosponsors to H.R. 688, bringing our current total to fifty-six (56). Please note that this total differs slightly from THOMAS, as we are not including Representative Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), who recently died.

We currently have six (6) cosponsors on S. 449.
III. UPDATE ON LEGISLATION AMENDING LEOSA
We currently have fourteen (14) cosponsors on H.R. 2726. The bill was the subject of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security in early September. The testimony offered at that hearing by National Treasurer Tom Penoza can be found on the FOP website.

The Senate bill, S. 376, which was favorably reported by the Committee on the Judiciary in May, has nine (9) cosponsors.

The language in S. 376 and H.R. 2726 would improve certain provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), especially with respect to retired law enforcement officers. The legislation would also make clear that law enforcement officers employed by the Amtrak Police Department and the executive branch of the Federal Government who are classified as a GS-0083 meet the definition of "qualified law enforcement officer" in the LEOSA. The Senate bill would also lower the aggregate years of service needed to meet the definition of "qualified retired law enforcement officer" from fifteen (15) to ten (10) and removes confusing language related to that same definition.
IV. FOP NEWS:
Model Congressional Questionnaire Posted on Website
A model questionnaire for use by State and local Lodges to aid them in evaluating candidates for Congress has been posted on the main page of the Grand Lodge website. The questions are drawn from issues being lobbied by the Grand Lodge on Capitol Hill.

You can find it http://www.fop.net/legislative/congquest08.pdf” TARGET=”_blank”>HERE.

It is particularly important for the State and local Lodges to endorse candidates who support our top priority items and 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.
V. OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
Executive Director Jim Pasco met with Dr. David W. Hagy, Director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), to discuss the FOP's concerns with the draft standard for law enforcement personal protective equipment (LE-PPE) recently released by the NIJ's Special Technical Committee.
Executive Director Pasco also had conversations with representatives of both the Obama and McCain campaigns to brief them on the FOP endorsement procedure and to schedule a follow-up meeting with the presidential candidates.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson participated in a conference call with staff from the offices of Senators Gregg and Kennedy, as well as other stakeholder groups, regarding the floor activity on H.R. 980.
Senior Legislative Liaison Richardson met with staff from the House Committee on Armed Services to discuss legislation that would clarify the arrest authority of civilian law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Senior Legislative Liaison Richardson hosted a conference call with the FOP's Working Group on LE-PPE.
Senior Legislative Liaison Richardson and Legislative Liaison Tom Curtin met with Bobby Vasser, chief counsel to Representative Robert C. Scott (D-VA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, to discuss H.R. 5674, legislation that would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide secure storage areas for employees authorized to carry a firearm.

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