Legislation Supported by the FOP in the 119th Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

• H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL) the “Thin Blue Line Act,” which would  expand the list of aggravating factors in death penalty determinations for those who target, kill, or attempt to kill a law enforcement or other public safety officer.
• H.R. 405 (Fulcher, R-ID) the “Keep Every Extra Penny (KEEP) Act,” which would eliminate income tax on a public servant’s overtime pay.
• H.R. 633 (Salazar, R-FL) the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act,” which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative “deepfake” technology.

United States Senate

• S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the “Qualified Immunity Act,” which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades;
• S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act,” which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative “deepfake” technology;
• PRIORITY – S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the “Protect and Serve Act,” which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death;
• S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the “Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act,” which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP).
• S. 237 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the “Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act,” which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program.