Letters

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, urging that the NFL and the FOP begin a collaborative effort, which our two organizations had previously agreed to, aimed at lighting a path forward and create a model to build stronger community relationships View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Speaker Nancy P. Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Kevin O. McCarthy (R-CA) in support of H.R. 6509, the "Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act," and urged the House to pass it. The legislation would establish a presumption for death benefit claims and ensure that public safety officers who contract COVID-19 in the line of duty are eligible for benefits should they become disabled from the novel coronavirus View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) in support of S. 3732, the "Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act." The legislation would undo a dangerous precedent set by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to President Donald J. Trump, thanking him for naming Timothy J. Shea to be the Acting Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Booker (D-NJ) in support of S. 3607, the "Safeguarding America's First Responders Act," which would establish a presumption that a law enforcement or other public safety officers who dies from COVID-19 or complications related to COVID-19 did so because they sustained a personal injury in the line of duty, provided that the officer engaged in line of duty actions between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Representatives David J. Trone (D-MD) and Guy L. Rechenthaler (R-PA) in support of H.R. 6694, the "Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act," which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Chairman Jerrold L. Nadler (D-NY) and Representatives Max N. Rose (D-NY) and William J. Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) in support of H.R. 6509, the “Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act." The legislation would establish a presumption for death benefit claims and ensure that public safety officers who contract COVID-19 in the line of duty are eligible for benefits should they become disabled from the novel coronavirus View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to act quickly to provide critical funding to local and State governments, which are expected to experience severe revenue shortages and impact public safety operations View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senator Cortez Masto in support of S. 3434, the "Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act," which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent another letter to our nation's Governors, urging them to amend their State and local workman's compensation laws through executive or legislative action and establish a presumption that law enforcement officers who contract COVID-19 did so in the line of duty View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Representatives Chabot and Horn, in support of their bill H.R. 6436, which would repeal the direct payment requirement in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which was passed by Congress in 2006 as part of the Pension Protection Act View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Neal and Representatives McCarthy and Brady, requesting that the House consider including the "Social Security Fairness Act” into the so-called “Phase 4," a bill being developed in the Senate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators McConnell, Schumer, Grassley and Wyden, requesting that the Senate consider including the "Social Security Fairness Act” into the so-called “Phase 4” bill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes penned the following open letter to our nation's Governors, urging them to establish a presumption that law enforcement officers who contract COVID-19 did so in the line of duty View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Attorney General Barr requesting his help and guidance as it pertains to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letters to members of the Senate requesting them to consider including the “Social Security Fairness Act” into the so-called “Phase 3,” a bill being developed in the Senate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letters to members of the House requesting them to consider including the “Social Security Fairness Act” into the so-called “Phase 3,” a bill being developed in the Senate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Secretary of Labor Scalia to raise concerns with respect to the occupational safety and health of law enforcement officers during the National Emergency concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of S. 3398, the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act" View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letters to the Senate Leadership and Appropriators regarding the role of State and local law enforcement in response to COVID-19 and the potential resources these agencies and officers would need View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letters to the House Leadership and Appropriators regarding the role of State and local law enforcement in response to COVID-19 and the potential resources these agencies and officers would need View Letter

National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letters to the President Appropriators regarding the role of State and local law enforcement in response to COVID-19 and the potential resources these agencies and officers would need View Letter

FOP President Yoes' letter of support for H.R. 2698 the "Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act," to Representatives Horn and Gonzalez, and Senators Inhofe and Brown View Letter

FOP President Yoes' letter of support for S. 1464, the "Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act," to Representatives Horn and Gonzalez, and Senators Inhofe and Brown View Letter

FOP President Yoes' letter of support for H.R. 6008, the "Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act," to Representatives Pascrell, Rutherford, Cox, Demings and Bacon View Letter