Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch, Special Assistant to the President, regarding the passage of S. 3607, the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act, which would establish a statutory presumption that law enforcement officers who die or become disabled from COVID-19 did so in the line of duty.
FOP Legislative News
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with committee staff in the office of Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, regarding the inclusion of language to fix the LEOSA issue in the upcoming Senate COVID-19 legislation.
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.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch, Special Assistant to the President, regarding COVID-19-related issues.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Rebecca Tyus spoke with staff in the office of Representative Peter A. Stauber (R-MN) regarding police reform legislation and H.R. 7568, the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program.
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.
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.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch, who was recently promoted to Special Assistant to the President, regarding COVID-19 related issues.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with committee staff in the office of Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, regarding the inclusion of language to fix the LEOSA issue in the upcoming Senate COVID-19 legislation.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with John H. Hill, Assistant Secretary for OPE within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), regarding the potential for reimbursement of FOP expenditures for PPE for members where the employing jurisdiction did not provide them.
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.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch, who was recently promoted to Special Assistant to the President, regarding COVID-19 related issues.
