Legislative Information

On May 10, 2019, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law that waives the fee for Lifetime Carry Permits for those that serve at least 10 years as a Law Enforcement Officer.  To view the Bill, please click on the link provided.

 

Washington Watch: Legislative Update
For the Week of 6 August 2018

I.             Legislative News and Activity  
II.           This Week in Congress
III.          Update on Top Legislative Priorities
IV.          Support the National FOP PAC
V.           Follow the FOP on Twitter! 

 

1. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY
   Executive Director Jim Pasco:

• Contacted by Zach D. Fuentes, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the United States, to follow up on issues discussed in 25 June White House meeting regarding FOP priorities;

• Had further contact with R. Alex Acosta, Secretary of U.S. Department of Labor, regarding prisoner re-entry training and jobs program being developed by Department of Labor;

• Spoke with Steven H. Cook, Associate Deputy Attorney General, regarding H.R. 5682/S. 2795, the “FIRST STEP Act” and prison reform;

• Spoke with Thomas E. Brandon, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regarding 3D gun issue.

1. THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
   Congress remained in recess this week.

III.    UPDATE ON TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
For the complete list of cosponsors for all of our top legislative priorities, or to find out if your Representative and Senators are cosponsors of specific bills, check out https://www.congress.gov/

1. Support H.R. 1205/S. 915, the “Social Security Fairness Act”
   We have 187 co-sponsors on H.R. 1205.
   We have 25 co-sponsors on S. 915.

2. Support the H.R. 964/S. 424, the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act”
   We have 46 co-sponsors on H.R. 964.
   We have 6 co-sponsors on S. 424.

3. Support H.R. 4846/ S. 2845, the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act”
   We have 52 co-sponsors on H.R. 4846.
   We have 5 co-sponsors on S. 2845.

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