Letters

National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging the House to pass the "Corporate Transparency Act and COUNTER Act" as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to Senate leadership urging the Senate to oppose an amendment that would impose sweeping restrictions on the "1033 program," which provides surplus equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes send the following letter to Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry, urging the inclusion of the “Corporate Transparency Act and COUNTER Act” into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to Representatives David J. Trone (D-MD) and Guy L. Reschenthaler (R-PA) in support of H.R. 7568, the “public Safety Officer Support Act,” which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators Chris Coons and Roger Wicker in support of S. 4186, the “Driving for Opportunity Act" View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Representatives C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger and Adam Kinzinger in support of H.R. 5855, the “Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act" View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) asking that he clarify his recent statement and set the record straight View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to Senator Braun (R-IN) regarding his recent remarks that the FOP supports his bill, S. 4036, which proposes changes to the doctrine of qualified immunity. The FOP does not support the legislation View Letter

National President Yoes urges the inclusion of the "Anti-Money Laundering Act" into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 View Letter

National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators Gary Peters and John Cornyn in support of S. 3987, the "Strong Communities Act" View Letter

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