Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the passage of two FOP-supported measures in the U.S. House of Representatives—H.R. 5768, the “Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act,” and H.R. 6448, the “Invest to Protect Act.” “The FOP played a key role in developing these bills, which were nearly […]
Committee Passes Social Security Fairness Act
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, expressed skepticism about the news that H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” was favorably reported without recommendation by the House Ways and Means Committee this morning on a voice vote. “Our top legislative priority was passed by the committee and while might seem to […]
Committee to Vote on Social Security Fairness
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, expressed frustration with the news that the House Committee on Ways and Means would be marking up H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” tomorrow morning. “Usually, a committee mark-up is a good thing—it’s what you want to happen, but in this case, the committee’s […]
FOP National President Appointed to Federal Salary Council
President Biden recently announced that he has appointed Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, to the Federal Salary Council. “It’s an honor to be asked by the President to serve in this capacity,” Yoes said. “As a member of the Council, I will be able to provide this Administration with the […]
FOP National President Warns of Fallout After Court Ruling
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, described his frustration and concern about the future of policing in the District of Columbia and nationwide following the decision in Fraternal Order of Police v. District of Columbia. “This is terrible news for the brave men and women serving with the D.C. Metropolitan Police […]
President Signs Bill on Service-Connected Suicides into Law
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, welcomed news that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed one of the FOP’s top legislative priorities, H.R. 6943, the “Public Safety Officer Support Act,” into law yesterday. “The new law is the product of extensive effort made by the FOP and the incredible leadership of […]
Senate Passes Six Policing Bills Supported by FOP
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, was pleased with the Senate’s passage of six police-related bills—all by unanimous consent. Two of those bills will be sent to the President to be signed into law and the others will be sent to the House, which was supposed to have considered similar legislation […]
Senate Clears Measure on Service-Connected Suicides
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded news that the United States Senate passed H.R. 6943, the “Public Safety Officer Support Act,” by unanimous consent today. The bill will be sent to the President, who is expected to sign the measure into law. “The FOP was proud to partner with Senators […]
Rule Change Reversed!
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, welcomed today’s news that the House reversed the rule adopted the previous day which complicated the path to get H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” a vote on the House floor in September. “Yesterday, the House voted to adopt H. Res. 1289, a short […]
FOP Joins Social Security Fairness Sponsors at the Capitol
At the request of Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Clyde Boatwright, the President of the Maryland State Lodge, joined Representatives Rodney L. Davis (R-IL) and Abigail A. Spanberger (D-VA), the sponsors of H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” on Capitol Hill today to talk about the efforts to bring […]
