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
H.R. 6694, the “Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act,”
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
H.R. 6509, the “Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act.”
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
House and Senate leadership urging Congress to act quickly to provide critical funding to local and State governments
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
Statement of National President Patrick Yoes on FOP-Centerra Partnership for PPE Equipment
All across our country, FOP members are on the frontlines—keeping our homes, neighborhoods and streets safe in this time of crisis. The men and women in law enforcement have always […]
S. 3434, the “Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act,”
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
our nation’s Governors, urging them to amend their State and local workman’s compensation laws
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
Statement of National President Patrick Yoes on Announcement of Changes to PSOB in COVID-19 Cases
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded today’s announcement that law enforcement and other public safety officers who file a death benefit claim through the Public […]
H.R. 6436, which would repeal the direct payment requirement in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act
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
Fraternal Order of Police Sounds Alarm on Mass Release of Convicted Criminals in District of Columbia
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, sounded the alarm on the decisions in the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions to release offenders without any process […]
