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NAPO Urges Senate Leaders to Schedule Vote on H.R. 82

Social Security Fairness Act Update; PSN Reauthorization; 119th Congress Outlook; De Minimis Loophole

NAPO ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Senator to Support Passage of H.R. 82

NAPO VICTORY!! House Passes HR 82, Social Security Fairness Act 327-75

H.R. 82 Update; Election Results; Plea Deal for 9/11 Terrorists; NDAA Priorities

Plea bargaining with 9/11 conspirators, again!

NAPO’s president Mick McHale congratulates President Trump on his election. (NAPO was the first national law-enforcement organization to endorse President Trump’s campaign.)

NAPO Update: Reps. Graves and Spanberger Look to Force Vote on Social Security Fairness Act Week of November 12

Social Security Fairness Act Update

Social Security Fairness Act; Lame Duck Priorities; GAO PSOB Report

NAPO Victory! H.R. 82 Discharge Petition Hits 218 Signatures;

UPDATE: NAPO Victory! H.R. 82 Discharge Petition Hits Necessary 218 Signatures

NAPO Statement Regarding Executive Actionon De Minimis Loophole

NAPO President Mick McHale Marks the 23rd Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness ActGoes Live on September 10th

NAPO Sends Joint Letter to Senate Urging Inclusion of the HELPER Act in the Senate FY 25 NDAA

NAPO Action Alert: Discharge Petition being Filed on H.R. 82

NAPO Endorses Donald Trump for President

House Judiciary Committee Approves NAPO-Backed PretrialRelease Reporting Act

Don’t Wait! Register Now for NAPO’s Annual Convention

Register Now for NAPO’s 46th Annual Convention

NAPO Victory! Recruit & Retain Act Heads to President’s Desk

Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale on Murders of Law Enforcement Officers in Charlotte, North Carolina

Don’t Miss Out! Register for NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day & Legislative Awards Luncheon

LAW ENFORCEMENT STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF FOURTH AMENDMENTIS NOT FOR SALE

Don’t Forget! TOP COPS Law Enforcement Sponsorship Deadline April 16

NAPO’s Advocacy Update: Lobby Day, Police Week Priorities, and Legislative Support for Law Enforcement

NAPO’s Legislative Recap: Advocating for Public Safety and Police Wellness in Congress

NAPO Supports the No FAMS at the Border Act

NAPO Advocacy Update: Prioritizing Police Week, Strengthening Protections for Law Enforcement, and Opposing Solitary Confinement

NAPO Advocacy Update: Safeguarding Law Enforcement Access, Combatting Fentanyl, and Enhancing Officer Safety

NAPO Advocacy Highlights: Opposing Judicial Nominee, Expanding Community Programs, and Strengthening Law Enforcement Initiatives

Secure Your Spot: NAPO’s 35th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar Registration Closing Soon! Plus, Mid-Term Review and Outlook on 118th Congress Sessions.

NAPO Supports Postal Police Reform Act

Empowering Law Enforcement: Nominate a Top Cop, Funding Updates, Legislative Acts, Data Access, and Professional Development Opportunities Await

Empower Law Enforcement: Submit Your Top Cop Nominations, Bipartisan Support for Repeal Highlighted, Senate Passes Trauma Kit Bill, NAPO Advocacy Updates, and Register for 2024 Pension & Benefits Seminar!

Nominate a Top Cop Now! Updates on GPO & WEP Hearing, NAPO Advocacy Efforts with DOJ, Blue Alert Advisory Meeting, Legislative Actions, and Pension Seminar Registration

NAPO’s Seminars, Legislative Wins, and Urgent Reminders: Catch Up on Pension & Benefits, Project Safe Childhood Act, Medicare Buy-In Bill, House Updates, Fentanyl Sales Combat, and PSOB Benefit Deadlines!

IMPORTANT REMINDER! Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023

Lowering Health Costs, Recruitment & Retention, NAPO on the Hill

Register for NAPO’s Legal Seminar; Updates on DOJ Training, Traffic Safety Meeting, Congressional Turmoil, and IFEBP Conference Panel; Urgent Reminder for 9/11 Responders!

NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar Registration Open! Updates on 9/11 WTCHP Funding, Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, WEP Reform, Congress’s Return, Gun Safe Tax Credits, and PSOB Benefit Deadline Reminder!

Statement from NAPO President McHale on 9/11 Anniversary

NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar Registration Open! Updates on PSOSA Implementation, PSOB Benefit Deadline, IRS Roth Catch-up Requirement Delay, Meetings with House Labor Caucus, and Legislative Positions.

NAPO Advocacy: Senate Passes Police Week Priorities, Legal Seminar Registration Open, Vital Funding Secured in NDAA, Fentanyl Safety Measures, and Trauma Kit Support.

Act Now: Register for NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention! Updates on Accountability Database, Accreditation Standards, Senate Approval of FEND Off Fentanyl Act, and NAPO’s Advocacy Efforts on the Hill.

Register for NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention! Updates on Social Security Fairness Act, D.C. Police Reform Vote, Spending Cuts, TBI Awareness, Swatting Penalties, Opioid Fight, and Legislative Positions.

Gratitude to Our Top Cops Sponsors: DOJ Sets Accreditation Standards; Join Us at NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention! Updates on D.C. Police Reform, HALT Fentanyl Act, Community Dialogues, Tax Fairness, PSOB Cancer Coverage, and Debt Limit Deal.

Legislative Update: Senate Advances Police Week Priorities; House and Senate Actions on D.C. Police Reform, POLICE Act, Gun Buyback, and More! NAPO’s Support for Recruitment and Retention, Financial Relief, Collective Bargaining, Fentanyl Screening, and Officer Parity.

Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale Responding to Reps. Bush & Tlaib Voting No on National Police Week Resolution

Register for NAPO Lobby Day: House Disapproves D.C. Police Reform Statute; Advocacy Updates on National Police Week Priorities, Recruitment & Retention, Childcare Legislation, IRS Commitment, Pretrial Release Reporting, Blue Alert Committee Meeting, and Legislation Against Fentanyl Trafficking.

Upcoming NAPO Events: Lobby Day and Legislative Awards Luncheon; Involvement in Police Reform, Officer Safety, and Wellness; Advocacy on National Police Week Priorities; Legislative Actions on Sanctuary Cities, Education Benefits, COPS Program Funding, Crisis Response Training, Illicit Xylazine, and Legislative Positions.

NAPO Opposes D.C. Government’s Attempt to Take Away Officers’ Rights

Join NAPO’s 2023 Lobby Day: Register Now for Legislative Events! Updates on Biden’s Budget Proposal, PSOB Coverage, Concussion & TBI Health Act, Police Reform Implementation, Mental Health & Wellness Grants, Emergency COPS Hiring Funding, Penalties for Attacks on Officers, and Advocacy for Funding Programs.

Legislative Highlights: Congress on D.C. Criminal Code, Senate Passes PTSD Act, FCC Nominee Withdraws, 9/11 WTCHP Bill Introduced, Recruit & Retain Act Reintroduced, Key NAPO-Backed Legislation, and President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal.

NAPO Statement on Violent Attacks upon the Atlanta Police Training Facility

NAPO Engagement Update: Stakeholder Meeting on Police Reform, Comments on Accreditation Standards, DOJ’s Body-Worn Camera Grant Solicitations, Priorities for the 118th Congress, Reintroduction of Thin Blue Line Act, and Upcoming Lobby Day Events.

NAPO Opposes Anti-Police FCC Nominee; Engagements with DOJ Leadership; Reaction to President’s Police Reform Call; Key Legislation Updates; Grant Solicitations Available; Advocacy Against D.C. Criminal Code; Introduction of Public Safety Healthcare Retirees Act; NAPO’s 118th Congress Priorities

NAPO Statement on President’s Call for Police Reform in the State of the Union Address

NAPO Participates in Q&A Session on Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards

Statement of NAPO President Mick McHale on the Tyre Nichols Case in Memphis, TN

NAPO’s 117th Congress Priorities: COVID Presumption, Mental Health Parity, Legislative Scorecard, Support for Prosecutors, Counter to Bail Reform, Social Security Fairness, Qualified Immunity Protections, and Thin Blue Line Act Updates.

UPDATE: Congress Passes FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act with 9/11 Health Funding Included

Congress Releases FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Includes NAPO Retirement Priorities

NAPO’s Advocacy Wins: DOJ Meeting on Database, 1033 Program Preserved, De-Escalation Training Act Passed, Victory with Mental Health Collaboration, Internet Crimes Task Force Reauthorization, Help Find the Missing Act, Year-End Priorities, NCHATS Partnership, and Pension Seminar Registration.

Congress Sends 3 NAPO-Backed Bills to President’s Desk

NAPO’s Updates: Meeting with BJA Director, House Victory on Mental Health Training, De-Escalation Training Act Vote, Legislative Positions, and Pension Seminar Registration.

NAPO’s Latest: Meetings with DOJ and DHS, Legal Advocacy, Hill Updates, Successful Acts, Awards Ceremony, Legislative Support, and Seminar Registration.

NAPO Opposes Forced Deployment of Federal Air Marshals to Southern Border

NAPO Engagements: DOJ Meeting on Police Reform, Advocacy for 9/11 Health Program, Legal Update, Hill Discussions, News Highlights, De-Escalation Training Focus, Legislative Updates, TOP COP Awards, and Seminar Registration.

NAPO on the Hill: Retirement Priorities, Support for 9/11 Health Program Funding, NDAA Consideration, Focus on De-Escalation Training and Substance Abuse Treatment. Plus, Nominate for TOP COP Awards and Register for Fall Seminar!

Recent Developments: House Approval of Invest to Protect Act, WEP Reform in Social Security Fairness Act Markup, Enhancing Homicide Clearance Rates, Hill Discussions on Data Access and Blue Alert Network. Plus, Small Business Roundtable, Fall Seminar Registration, and FirstNet Advancements.

NAPO Advocates: Funding WTC Health Program, Social Security Fairness Act, Data Access, Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization, Strengthening Crime Statutes. Plus, Fall Seminar Registration and Loan Forgiveness Program Reminder!

Updates: President Signs PTSD Coverage Bill, Loan Forgiveness Expanded, DOJ Meeting on Police Reform, TBI & PTSD Training Act Signed. Plus, Legislative Positions, Seminar Registration.

NAPO Victories: Congress Passes PTSD Coverage and TBI & PTSD Training Acts. Senate Supports National Police Week Priorities. Testimony Submitted on Officer Assaults. Appreciation to 2022 Convention Sponsors.

NAPO’s Advocacy: Comments on Police Reform Order Implementation, Defense of 1033 Program, Progress on Social Security Fairness Act. House Passes First Responder Fair RETIRE Act and Active Shooter Alert. NAPO Featured in the News.

Register for NAPO’s 44th Annual Convention! Hill Updates: Retirement Priorities and Officer Support Act. Legislative Positions and Sponsor Updates. DOJ’s Enforcement of Civil Rights Act for Law Enforcement Grantees.

Bipartisan Gun Deal, Senate Committee Approvals, SCOTUS Victory, Mental Health Collaboration Act. Hill Focus: 1033 Program, TBI & PTSD Training, PSOB PTSD Coverage. Save the Date: Fall Seminar and FirstNET Coalition.

NAPO Statement on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Join Us: NAPO’s 44th Annual Convention Registration Open! Senate Judiciary Approves PTSD Coverage Bill. HELPS Retirees Improvement Bill in Senate. House Subcommittee Hearing on Employer Liability. Hill Focus: TBI & PTSD Training. Legislative Positions Update

Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale on the President’s Executive Order on Police Reform

NAPO Victory: House Passes TBI & PTSD Training Act, PSOB PTSD Coverage. Senate Backs Police Week Priorities, Mental Health Collaboration. National Police Week Resolution Passed. Bill for Rural Departments’ COPS Funding Access Introduced.

NAPO Hill Update: Police Week Priorities, Mental Health Collaboration Program in Senate Judiciary.

NAPO Lobby Day Registration Open; Hill Update: Police Week Priorities. Meeting with New BJA Director, De-Escalation Training Bill, Invest to Protect Act, Ambush Attacks Data Collection Bill, Early Migration Alert Program Act. BJA Funding Opportunities.

NAPO Testifies for Qualified Immunity Before House Judiciary; House Passes Tax-Free Retirement Bill; Congress Approves NAPO-Backed Cybercrime Metrics Act. President’s FY 2023 Budget Released. DOJ Offers Body-Worn Camera Grants and VALOR Initiative Funding.

NAPO Testifies in Support of Qualified Immunity Before House Judiciary Committee

Join NAPO’s Lobby Day! Tax-Free Retirement Bill Advances; Senators Support Mental Health Collaboration. HELPS Retirees Improvement Act Introduced. COPS Mental Health Grant Open. DOJ Expands Collaborative Reform. Legislative Updates.

NAPO’s 2022 TOP COPS Winners; Congress Passes FY 2022 Spending Bill with Fentanyl Extension; Amicus Brief in Vega v. Tekoh; Sexploitation Victim Protection Bill Reintroduced.

NAPO at White House Session on Violent Crime; Hill Update: Tax-Free Disability Compensation; Blue Alert Advisory Group Meeting; Legislative Positions & Updates; Support for Money Laundering Bill.

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NAPO Backs PTSD Coverage Bill Under PSOB; Press Conference on Violent Crime Rates; Senate Judiciary Approves Online Child Exploitation Bill; Hill Focus: Tax-Free Disability Compensation and HELPS Retirees. NAPO-Backed Active Shooter Alert Act Introduced.

Upcoming Police Reform Executive Order; NAPO’s Attorney General Meeting; Advocacy Against Reform in Appropriations; Hill Focus: PTSD, Postal Police Reform; Support for Invest to Protect Act. Legislative Updates; Register for Pension Seminar.

NAPO’s 117th Congress Mid-Term Review; Leaked Executive Order on Police Reform; Support for Rural COPS Access Bill; Build Back Better Setback; Legislative Scorecard Released. Hill Focus: Justice & Mental Health Collaboration.

NAPO Thwarts 1033 Program Restrictions; SALT Cap Deal Elusive; Cybercrime Metrics Act Advances; Fiscal 2022 Spending Deferred; Legislative Positions & Updates.

President Signs Three NAPO Priority Bills; DOJ Advances Decertification Index; NAPO Backs Exclusion from Vaccine Mandates; Advocacy Against 1033 Program Restrictions; Senate Judiciary Approves Cybercrime Metrics Act.

President Signs Three NAPO Priority Bills Supporting Law Enforcement into Law

NAPO Wins: Congress Passes PSOB Legislation & COVID Presumption Extension; White House Police Reform Session; Bill Countering Bail Reform Introduced. SALT Cap Deal in Build Back Better Act Draft; Hill Focus: GPO & WEP. Legislative Updates.

NAPO President in Mental Health Roundtable with DOJ; Support for Fentanyl Screening; Endorsement of Cybercrime Metrics Act; NAPO’s Hill Presence.

Democrats Abandon Police Reform Talks; NAPO Defends 1033 Program; DOJ Implements Monitor Guidelines. Hill Focus: Fentanyl Scheduling, HELPS Retirees. News Highlights, Legislative Positions.

Democrats Walk Away from Police Reform Negotiations

Statement from NAPO President McHale Marking 20th Anniversary of 9/11

NAPO President’s 9/11 Anniversary Statement; Hill Focus: Fentanyl, Mental Health Collaboration, Zapata Act. Police Reform Talks Continue; Bill Boosts 9/11 Health Program Funding. Democrats’ Collective Bargaining Bill Excludes Law Enforcement. Blue Alert Network Meeting.

Police Reform Talks Missed Deadline; NAPO Meets DOJ Leadership; House Adopts $3.5 Trillion Budget; Legislative Positions Update.

Ongoing Police Reform Talks; House Democrats Push for DOJ Appropriations Reform; NAPO Engages in COPS Office Listening Session and DOJ Officer Safety Meeting. Delegates Approve 2021 Resolutions; NAPO Partners with American Intercontinental University System.

Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale in Support of the Officers Who Responded to the Violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021

Police Reform Talks Persist; House Appropriators Push Police Reform via DOJ Spending Bill; Hill Update: PSOB, Law Enforcement Protections. Reintroduction of Fentanyl Importation Legislation.

NAPO Advocates Police Reform on Capitol Hill; Joins Law Enforcement Roundtable with Rep. John Katko. President Unveils Strategy on Rising Crime. Endorses First Responder Medicare Buy-In Bill; Senate Hearing on Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity.

NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Priority PSOB Legislation; Police Reform, News, and Advocacy Highlights

Urgent, Action Needed! Senator Booker Proposes Horrible Police Reform Bill

NAPO Victory! Priority PSOB Legislation Passed by Senate

President’s FY 2022 Budget Released; NAPO Priority Bills Advance; Police Reform & Legislative Updates

Letter to Amazon “Blue Lives Murder” Merchandise Sold on Amazon.com

NAPO President Urges Support for Law Enforcement; Priority Bills Advance; NAPO’s Response to NYC Pride; DOJ Meeting & Police Reform Update; New Bills for Officer Protections Introduced

NAPO statement on NYC Pride event

NAPO STATEMENT MARKING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

NAPO’s Stance on Police Reform; DOJ Meeting & National Police Week Priorities; Legislation Updates & Grants for Law Enforcement; Bills for Disability Benefits, Counseling, and Retirement Compensation

NAPO’s National Police Week Priorities; WEP Reform Bill Reintroduced; News Highlights & Retirement Security Update; Nominations Progress & Officer Protections Bill Supported; Officer Bill of Rights Resolution Introduced; FEMA Aid for COVID Funeral Costs

American Rescue Plan Enacted; NAPO’s Meeting with DHS; Hill Updates on PSOB Disability & Collective Bargaining; New Legislation on Officer Safety & Tax Deductions; Garland Confirmed as Attorney General

House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; Senate Debates COVID Aid Package; LEOSA Reform Act Reintroduced with NAPO Support; DOJ Meeting & Hill Updates; Judiciary Committees’ Actions on Garland’s Nomination

House Set to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Thursday;

Democrats Advance Next COVID Aid Package; House to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; NAPO Advocacy Updates: Senate Law Enforcement Caucus & HELPS Retirees Fix; Garland Confirmation Hearing Scheduled; Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Reintroduced

Biden Delays Law Enforcement Executive Orders; NAPO Advocacy Updates: LEOSA Reform, Officer Protections, and PSOB Improvements; Legislative Highlights: SALT Deductions, Sanctuary Cities Act, and PSOB Benefits

NAPO Letter to NYC Mayor Regarding Cop-Killer Joanna Chesimard as Part of Public School Curriculum

NAPO Meets Biden-Harris DOJ Team; New Executive Orders Affecting Law Enforcement; NDI Advisory Group Inaugural Meeting; Biden’s COVID Relief Plan; Legislative Updates: Social Security Fairness Act, Qualified Immunity, Thin Blue Line Act; NAPO’s Media Coverage

NAPO Response to Capitol Riots; 116th Congress Priorities & Legislative Scorecard; Democrats Win Senate Control; Biden’s AG Nominee; Mental Health Report Released under Safe Policing Order

Congress Passes Fiscal 21 Appropriations and COVID Relief

Congress Nears FY 2021 Funding, COVID Relief; NAPO on National Decertification Index Advisory Committee; Push for PSOB Disability Changes; Bill Targets Online Predators; 117th Congress Focus on Judiciary

President’s Law Enforcement Commission Draft Report Released; Congress Rushes for FY 2021 Funding, COVID Relief; NDAA Maintains 1033 Program; Georgia Runoff Impacts Senate Balance; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Updates

Biden Presidency & 117th Congress Outlook; End of 116th Congress: COVID Relief, Appropriations, NDAA; Blue Alert Network Update

Attorney General Issues Guidelines for Implementing ExecutiveOrder on Safe Policing for Safe Communities

Senator Tillis Introduces Protect & Serve Act

NAPO Summits Comments to FCC Opposing Auction of PublicSafety 4.9GHz Broadband Spectrum

NAPO Calls on United Teachers of Los Angeles to Condemn Posting of“Blue Lives Murder” Post by Board Member

NAPO President Addresses Republican National Convention

NAPO Leadership Meets with President, Vice President

NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Coronavirus PresumptionUnder PSOB

House and Senate Vote on Police Reform Bills

House and Senate Move Forward on Police Reform