The National Fraternal Order of Police has had positive and productive conversations with Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate to build a bipartisan consensus on legislation to improve policing in our country. We believe that there are broad areas of agreement and that it is possible to build consensus on issues like […]
Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act Signed into Law
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, thanked President Trump for signing H.R. 3735/S. 2746, the “Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act,” into law on Tuesday. “Law enforcement officers, unfortunately, see the very worst of humanity with some statistics suggesting that a police officer will experience more traumatic events in six months […]
National FOP President Patrick Yoes’ Statement on Prosecutorial Process in Atlanta
The Fulton County District Attorney’s hasty decision to charge former police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder raises serious questions of impartiality and fairness. A District Attorney has the responsibility to fully review the facts of a possible crime judiciously before bringing a criminal charge, especially one that carries a sentence of life in prison […]
S. 3987, the “Strong Communities Act”
National President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senators Gary Peters and John Cornyn in support of S. 3987, the “Strong Communities Act”
National FOP President Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday at a hearing entitled: “Police Use of Force and Community Relations.” “The men and women of America’s law enforcement were angered to see the disgraceful conduct committed by one of their own and they are committed […]
Police Use of Force and Community Relations – Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Response to questions for the record)
National FOP President on Legislation and Executive Orders
In the last few weeks, the Fraternal Order of Police has had numerous positive conversations with the Administration, House Democrats and Republicans, and Members of the Senate. In all of these efforts, we have been focused on having a fact-based discussion about how to improve policing in our country. These conversations have been candid and, […]
National FOP President Statement on the Justice in Policing Act
The National FOP has completed an initial review of the legislation entitled the “Justice in Policing Act.” We were heartened to see that there were provisions in the bill that we believe, after good faith discussions, will create a law that will have a positive impact on law enforcement and policing in our country. We […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, urging that the NFL and the FOP begin a collaborative effort
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
National FOP President Responds to MCCA’s Attack on Unions: Don’t Make Excuses – Make a Difference
Following the tragic events in Minneapolis last week, our nation was justifiably horrified by this event and we share in the pain and anger from the communities we protect. In the aftermath of an event like this, we struggle to understand how such incidents occur in policing today. It is why I am so saddened […]
