Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 12 March 2018 I. Legislative News and Activity II. This Week in Congress III. Update on Top Legislative Priorities IV. FOP News and Press Release: Attorney General Sessions Announces Launch of New Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center V. Support the National FOP PAC VI. Follow the [...]
Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III regarding the launch of the Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) today. The CRI-TAC brings together a coalition of our nation's top public safety organizations under the leadership of the FOP and International [...]
Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 5 March 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! I. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITY National President Chuck Canterbury and Senior Advisor to the National President [...]
FOP supports Sen. Toomey's and Sen. Coons' "NICS Denial Notification Act." This bill will share info with State and local law enforcement agencies when a NICS check is failed. This info will allow State and local police to develop cases against people, who many times are felons or domestic abusers that are barred from owning [...]
Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 26 February 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! I. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITYSenior Advisor to the National President, Jim Pasco: [...]
Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 19 February 2018 I. Legislative News and Activity II. This Week in Congress III. Update on Top Legislative Priorities IV. FOP News and Press Release: Continued Attacks on Law Enforcement V. Support the National FOP PAC VI. Follow the FOP on Twitter! I. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND ACTIVITYSenior Advisor [...]
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Chuck Canterbury, President of the National Fraternal Order of Police, wrote a letter to the leadership of the United States House of Representatives in support for H.R. 4768, the "National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act." Text of the Letter: Dear Mr. Speaker and Representatives McCarthy, Pelosi, and Hoyer, I am [...]
Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, strongly condemned the epidemic of attacks on law enforcement officers–including two officers killed yesterday in Ohio. “When will our nation wake up and face that the steady increase of attacks on law enforcement is making all of us less safe,” Canterbury asked. “Enough is enough!” [...]
Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 5 February 2018 I. Legislative News and Activity II. This Week in Congress III. Update on Top Legislative Priorities IV. Reminder: Day on the Hill is February 12-14. V. Follow the FOP on Twitter! Day on the Hill Briefing is 4:00 PM on Monday, 12 February at D.C. Lodge #1. Briefing book [...]