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Last Chance! Register Today for NAPO’s 2024 Fall Seminar; Social Security Fairness Act Update;NAPO on the Hill: Lame Duck Priorities; Government Watchdog Report on PSOB Finds Serious Programmatic Deficiencies ;NAPO Supports Bills to Enhance & Reauthorize HIDTA Program; Legislation to Fight Fentanyl Importation Reintroduced ; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; Submit Your TOP COP Nominations Today!; - October 4, 2024
NAPO Victory! H.R. 82 Discharge Petition Hits 218 Signatures; Register Today for NAPO’s 2024 Fall Seminar; NAPO Priority Amendment Included in Senate NDAA; President Announces Executive Action on De Minimis Loophole; House Passes DETECT Fentanyl & Xylazine Act; NAPO Priority Bill to Restore Law Enforcement Access to Surplus Military Equipment Reintroduced; NAPO Endorses Bill to Crack Down on Financial Scams ; - September 20, 2024
UPDATE: NAPO Victory! H.R. 82 Discharge Petition Hits Necessary 218 Signatures - September 19, 2024
NAPO Statement Regarding Executive Action on De Minimis Loophole - September 13, 2024
NAPO President Mick McHale Marks the 23rd Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - September 9, 2024
Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act Goes Live on September 10th; Register Today for NAPO’s 2024 Fall Seminar; NAPO on the Hill: HELPER Act; September Congressional Outlook; NAPO Endorses First Responders Wellness Act; NAPO Supports Bill to Reform the De Minimis Trade Loophole; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO Endorses Two Anti-Fentanyl Bills: Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act & DISPOSE Act; - September 6, 2024
NAPO Sends Joint Letter to Senate Urging Inclusion of the HELPER Act in the Senate FY 25 NDAA - August 29, 2024
NAPO Endorses Trump for President; Stakeholders Push to Force House Vote on H.R. 82; Senate Passes SHIELD Act; NAPO on the Hill: NDAA; Fiscal 2025 Appropriations Update; Letter Calling on President to Close De Minimis Loophole; PSOB Announces New Grant to Support Survivors; NAPO Fall 2024 Seminar - July 26, 2024
House Judiciary Committee Approves NAPO-Backed Pretrial Release Reporting Act;NAPO on the Hill: WEP & GPO; COPS Reauthorization; PSOB; NAPO Supports Bill Tackling Deepfake Revenge Porn; House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves CJS Bill; NAPO Opposes Potential Sale of Vista Outdoor’s Ammunition Business to Foreign Entity; NIRS Releases New Report on the Role of Pensions in Recruiting and Retaining Public Safety Officers; - June 28, 2024
Don’t Wait! Register Now for NAPO’s Annual Convention; NAPO Leadership Meets with Domestic Policy Council Director;NAPO Endorses Bill to Provide Education Benefits to Officers; House Approves Amendment Restoring Access to 1033 Program; NAPO Participates in Meeting with Assistant AG for OJP; Social Security Fairness Act Update ; House Committee Approves DETECT Fentanyl & Xylazine Act ; Please Help Sponsor an Event at the NAPO Convention; COPS Office Releases Report on Officers Shot in the Line of Duty in 2023; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - June 14, 2024
Register Now for NAPO’s 46th Annual Convention; Recruit & Retain Act Signed into Law;Please Help Sponsor an Event at the NAPO Convention;Social Security Fairness Act Update & Call to Action; Bill Introduced to Allow Purchase of Tactical Vehicles through Byrne JAG Program;DETECT Fentanyl & Xylazine Act Introduced in Senate; NAPO Participates in De Minimis Coalition Virtual Fly-In; - May 31, 2024
NAPO Victory! Recruit & Retain Act Heads to President’s Desk; In a Big Win for NAPO, House Passes LEOSA Reform ; NAPO Victory! House Passes Bill to Require DOJ to Track Violent Assaults on Officers; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Two NAPO Priority Bills in Honor of National Police Week; NAPO Leadership Meets with Speaker Johnson; NAPO Meets with Attorney General, DOJ Leadership; NAPO Participates in House Bipartisan Working Group Meeting; House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Supporting State and Local Law Enforcement; Protect & Serve Act Reintroduced in Senate; Special Thanks to Our TOP COP Sponsors; - May 17, 2024
Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale on Murders of Law Enforcement Officers in Charlotte, North Carolina - May 1, 2024
Don’t Miss Out! Register for NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day & Legislative Awards Luncheon; NAPO Victory! Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Defeated; House Committee Holds Hearing on Social Security Fairness Act;NAPO Victory! FEND Off Fentanyl Signed Into Law; House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Collect Data on Assaults on Officers; NAPO Participates in DOJ AI Roundtable; NAPO on the Hill: Fentanyl & the De Minimis Trade Loophole; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - April 26, 2024
LAW ENFORCEMENT STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF FOURTH AMENDMENTIS NOT FOR SALE - April 18, 2024
Don’t Forget! TOP COPS Law Enforcement Sponsorship Deadline April 16 ; NAPO on the Hill: Social Security Fairness Act ; NAPO Fights to Maintain Law Enforcement Access to Critical Investigative Data ; Senate Judiciary Holds COPS Program Oversight Hearing ; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; Register Today for NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day & Legislative Awards Luncheon; COPS Hiring Program Grants Now Open for Applications; NAPO Backs Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Sexual Assault; NAPO Participates on De Minimis Panel at NCTO Conference; - April 12, 2024
Register Today for NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day & Legislative Awards Luncheon; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; Legislation to Provide Childcare for Police Officers Introduced in Senate; NAPO Backs Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act; NAPO-Backed Bill to Help Law Enforcement Improve Homicide Clearance Rates Reintroduced; Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis; National Blue Alert Advisory Committee Holds Quarterly Meeting;President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget Proposal; NAPO in the News; Funding Available: FY 2024 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program - March 22, 2024
NAPO Supports Public Safety Free Speech Act; Congress is Set to Pass Six of Twelve FY 24 Appropriations Bills, Including DOJ Funding; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; FY24 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program Grant Solicitations Announced; NAPO Participates in Press Conference Announcing Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole; NAPO in the News; Senator Graham Calls for the Senate to Act Now on Legislation to Protect Children Online;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - March 8, 2024
NAPO Supports the No FAMS at the Border Act - February 28, 2024
NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; NAPO Supports Bill Creating Increased Penalties for Violence Against Law Enforcement; NAPO Opposes End Solitary Confinement Act;NAPO Works to Build Opposition to 3rd Circuit Court Judge Nominee;NAPO in the News: Washington Times Op-Ed on De Minimis Loophole and the Battle Against Fentanyl;FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Funding Opportunity Announced; - February 27, 2024
NAPO Fights to Maintain Law Enforcement Access to Critical Investigative Data; FEND Off Fentanyl Act Included in Senate National Security Supplemental;NAPO-Backed Bill to Enhance Data Collection on Ambush Attacks on Officers Reintroduced; NAPO on the Hill: GPO & WEP ; NAPO Backs Bill to Make Health Care Costs Transparent; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO Supports Bill to Address Substance Abuse in Prison & Reduce Recidivism - February 9, 2024
NAPO Opposes 3rd Circuit Court Judge Nominee; NAPO Supports Bill Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Program; NAPO-Backed COPS on the Beat Parity Act Introduced in House ; NAPO Participates in PSOB Stakeholder Meeting; NAPO Joins Effort to Reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act; NAPO-Backed Anti-Swatting Bill Introduced in Senate; Congress Makes Moves on De Minimis Loophole; Kelsey Smith Act Reintroduced in House; NAPO Supports Bill to Combat Money Laundering; - January 26, 2024
Last Chance! Register Now for NAPO’s 35th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar; NAPO Priorities: 118th Congress Mid-Term Review; 118th Congress, 2nd Session Outlook; Justice Department Launches National Accountability Database for Federal LEOs; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the First Session of the 118th Congress Available; NAPO on the Hill: WEP & GPO; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - January 12, 2024
NAPO Supports Postal Police Reform Act - December 18, 2023
Nominate a TOP COP Today!; 9/11 WTCHP Funding Included in Final FY 24 NDAA; House Passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; Law Enforcement Access to Critical Investigative Data; Update on the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database; COPS Office Issues Revised Report on Recruitment & Retention; Congressional Roundtable on De Minimis Loophole; Postal Police Reform Act; PSOB Advisory Group Meeting; Register Now for NAPO’s 35th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 15, 2023
Submit Your TOP COP Nominations Today; Hearing on GPO & WEP Showcases Bipartisan Support for Repeal; Senate Passes Law Enforcement Trauma Kit Bill; NAPO on the Hill: NDAA, Recruit & Retain Act, HELPER Act; Register for NAPO’s 2024 Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 1, 2023
Submit Your TOP COP Nominations Today!; House to Hold Hearing on Harmful Impact of GPO & WEP; NAPO Meets with Attorney General, DOJ Leadership; National Blue Alert Advisory Committee Meets; NAPO on the Hill: NDAA; NAPO Urges Administration to Close Trade Loophole Allowing Illicit Fentanyl into Country; Congress Avoids Government Shutdown; Appropriations Stalls in House; NAPO’s 35th Annual Police, Fire, EMS and Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - November 17, 2023
NAPO’s 35th Annual Police, Fire, EMS and Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Project Safe Childhood Act; NAPO Endorsed First Responder Medicare Buy-In Bill Reintroduced; House Elects New Speaker, Takes on FY 24 Appropriations; NAPO Backs Bill to Combat Social Media Fentanyl Sales to Youth; IMPORTANT REMINDER! Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023; - November 3, 2023
IMPORTANT REMINDER! Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023 - October 27, 2023
Special Thanks to the Sponsors of NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar ; NAPO Supports Bill to Increase Transparency & Lower Costs in Healthcare; BJA & COPS Release Report on Recruitment & Retention; NAPO on the Hill: Rape Kit Backlogs; PSOB Cancer Coverage; NDAA ; NAPO Backs Bill to Improve Mail Screenings for Illicit Drugs in Federal Prisons; NAPO’s 35th Annual Police, Fire, EMS and Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar; - October 20, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS STATEMENT REGARDING THE ATTACKS ON THE STATE OF ISRAEL - October 8, 2023
Last Chance! Register Now for NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar; NAPO Participates in DOJ De-Escalation Training Meeting; U.S. DOT and DOJ Hold Joint Meeting on Traffic Safety, Law Enforcement, and Equity; Congress Avoids Government Shutdown, but Turmoil Ensues in House with Ousting of Speaker McCarthy; NAPO Participates on Panel at IFEBP Conference; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; IMPORTANT REMINDER! Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023; - October 6, 2023
Register Now for NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar;NAPO Presses Congress to Include 9/11 WTCHP Funding in Final FY 24 NDAA; NAPO on the Hill: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act; NAPO-Backed WEP Reform Bill Reintroduced; Congress Returns with Impeachment Inquiry, Appropriations at the Forefront;NAPO Backs Tax Credits for Sale of Gun Safes; REMINDER! Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023; - September 15, 2023
Statement from NAPO President McHale on 9/11 Anniversary - September 11, 2023
Register Now for NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar; NAPO Meets with DOJ Regarding PSOSA Implementation ; Deadline for 9/11 Responders to Apply for PSOB Benefits Under PAFRA is November 17, 2023; IRS Delays Implementation of Roth Catch-up Requirement;NAPO Meets with House Labor Caucus ; NAPO Opposes NYC Congestion Pricing Program;NAPO Opposes Bill to End Equitable Sharing Program; September Outlook: Fiscal 2024 Appropriations & NDAA; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - August 30, 2023
Senate Passes NAPO National Police Week Priorities; Registration Now Open for NAPO’s 2023 Legal Seminar; Vital 9/11 WTCHP Funding Added to Senate-Passed NDAA; NAPO Priority FEND Off Fentanyl Act Included in Senate-Passed NDAA; House NDAA Contains NAPO-Backed Amendment Restoring Full Access to 1033 Program; NAPO in the News; Bill to Increase Access to Fentanyl Test Strips Introduced; NAPO Supports Bill to Provide Quality Trauma Kits to Law Enforcement; - August 4, 2023
Last Chance! Register Now for NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention; NAPO Submits Comments on Implementation of National Accountability Database; Next Steps for National Accreditation Standards; Senate Banking Committee Approves FEND Off Fentanyl Act; NAPO on the Hill; - June 29, 2023
Register Now for NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention; NAPO on the Hill: Social Security Fairness Act Coalition Meeting ;House Vote to Override Biden Veto of Resolution to Nullify D.C. Police Reform Statute Fails; House Appropriators Look to Cut Spending to FY 2022 Levels; NAPO on the Hill: TBI & Concussions in Public Safety; NAPO Supports Bill to Increase Penalties for Swatting; NAPO Supports Effort to Fight Opioids in Our Communities ; NAPO Opposes FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - June 16, 2023
Special Thanks To Our TOP COPS Sponsors: DOJ Releases Final National Accreditation Standards:Register Now for NAPO’s 45th Annual Convention; Biden Vetoes Resolution Disapproving of D.C.’s Police Reform Statute; House Passes HALT Fentanyl Act;NAPO Submits Comments for Best Practices on Police-Community Dialogues; NAPO on the Hill: Tax Fairness for Workers; PSOB Cancer Coverage; Congress Passes Debt Limit Deal; - June 2, 2023
Senate Moves National Police Week Priorities ; Senate Passes House Resolution Disapproving of D.C.’s Police Reform Statute;House Passes POLICE Act ; House Passes Federal LEO Gun Buyback Bill; Invest to Protect Act Introduced in House; NAPO Backs Bill that Provides for Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Bonuses; Bill Introduced to Lift Financial Burdens for Officers Buying New Homes; Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill Reintroduced;NAPO Supports Fentanyl Screening Equipment for Law Enforcement; Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act Introduced in Senate; - May 19, 2023
Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale Responding to Reps. Bush & Tlaib Voting No on National Police Week Resolution - May 16, 2023
Register for NAPO Lobby Day: House Passes Resolution Disapproving of D.C.’s Police Reform Statute: NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities :DOJ Holds Recruitment and Retention Convening: Legislation Based on San Diego POA’s Childcare Center Introduced:Senator Daines Gets Commitment from IRS to End Improper Audits on Disabled First Responders: NAPO-Backed Pretrial Release Reporting Act Introduced:National Blue Alert Advisory Committee Meets:Senate Bill Introduced to Impose Sanctions on Transnational Organizations Trafficking Fentanyl: Bill Strengthening Violent Crime Statutes Reintroduced: - April 28, 2023
NAPO’s 2023 Lobby Day Legislative Breakfast & Legislative Awards Luncheon is Quickly Approaching; NAPO Participates in Police Reform Executive Order Listening Sessions on Deaths in Custody and Notifications; NAPO Participates in DOJ Officer Safety & Wellness Meeting;NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities ; Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act Reintroduced in Senate;Senator Grassley Reintroduces Invest to Protect Act; NAPO Backs Bill to Provide Education Benefits for Help with Recruitment and Retention;Bill Providing Emergency Supplemental Funding for COPS Hiring Program Introduced; FY 2023 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program Funding Open for Applications; Bipartisan Bill Combating Illicit Xylazine Introduced; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - April 14, 2023
NAPO Opposes D.C. Government's Attempt to Take Away Officers' Rights - March 30, 2023
Register Today for NAPO’s 2023 Lobby Day Legislative Breakfast & Legislative Awards Luncheon;President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal; NAPO Supports Bill Covering Exposure-Related Cancers Under PSOB Program ; NAPO-Backed Public Safety Officer Concussion & TBI Health Act Introduced ; NAPO Participates in Stakeholder Meeting on Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order; COPS Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Grant Now Open for Applications; Emergency COPS Hiring Supplemental Funding Bill Introduced; Legislation to Increase Penalties for Attacks Against Officers Introduced; NAPO Pushes for Support of Significant Funding for COPS Hiring Program, Byrne JAG and JMHCP ; - March 24, 2023
Congress Disapproves of D.C.’s Revised Criminal Code; Senate Passes Fighting PTSD Act; Anti-Police FCC Nominee Withdraws; 9/11 WTCHP Bill Introduced; Recruit & Retain Act Reintroduced; Vital NAPO-Backed Legislation Reintroduced; President Releases FY 2024 Budget Proposal - March 10, 2023
NAPO Statement on Violent Attacks upon the Atlanta Police Training Facility - March 6, 2023
NAPO Participates in Stakeholder Meeting on Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order; NAPO Submits Comments on Draft National Accreditation Standards;DOJ Announces FY 23 Body-Worn Camera Program Grant Solicitations Now Available; NAPO on the Hill: NAPO Priorities for the 118th Congress; Senate Version of Thin Blue Line Act Reintroduced; NAPO’s 2023 Lobby Day Legislative Breakfast & Legislative Awards Luncheon; - February 24, 2023
NAPO Opposes FCC Nominee Due to Anti-Police Rhetoric; NAPO Meets with Attorney General, DOJ Leadership; NAPO Reacts to President’s Call for Police Reform in State of the Union Address; Protect and Serve Act Reintroduced; Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grant Solicitations Now Available;NAPO Weighs in Against Revised D.C. Criminal Code;Public Safety Healthcare Retirees Act Introduced;NAPO on the Hill: NAPO Priorities for the 118th Congress - February 10, 2023
NAPO Statement on President’s Call for Police Reform in the State of the Union Address - February 8, 2023
Statement of NAPO President Mick McHale on the Tyre Nichols Case in Memphis, TN - January 27, 2023
NAPO Participates in Q&A Session on Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards; NAPO Shares Concerns with U.S. District Court Nominee with Senate Judiciary Committe; ONDCP Meeting on 2023 National Drug Control Strategy; New COPS Office Director Announced;NAPO on the Hill: NAPO Priorities for the 118th Congress; NAPO-Backed LEOSA Reform Act Reintroduced; Back the Blue Act Reintroduced;NAPO Endorsed Fighting PTSD Act Reintroduced - January 27, 2023
NAPO Priorities: 117th Congress Review; Federal COVID Presumption Still in Place; Mental Health Parity Opt-Out Repealed for Non-Federal Governmental Health Plans; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 117th Congress Available; NAPO Supports Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act; NAPO-Backed Bill to Counter State Bail Reform Reintroduced; Social Security Fairness Act Reintroduced; NAPO Endorsed Bill Codifying Qualified Immunity Protections Reintroduced; Thin Blue Line Act Reintroduced; - January 13, 2023
UPDATE: Congress Passes FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act with 9/11 Health Funding Included - December 23, 2022
Congress Releases FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Includes NAPO Retirement Priorities - December 20, 2022
NAPO Meets with DOJ on Implementation of National Accountability Database; Final NDAA Preserves 1033 Program; Congress Passes NAPO-Backed Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act; NAPO Victory! Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Heads to President’s Desk; Congress Passes Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Reauthorization; Congress Passes the NAPO-Backed Help Find the Missing Act;As the 117th Congress Ends, NAPO Works to Pass Year-End Priorities; NAPO Joins NCHATS as Consortium Partner; Register Now for NAPO’s Pension & Benefits Seminar ; - December 16, 2022
Congress Sends 3 NAPO-Backed Bills to President's Desk - December 15, 2022
NAPO Meets with BJA Director; NAPO Victory! House Passes Bill Providing Mental Health Training for Law Enforcement; NAPO-Backed Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act Vote Fails in House; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; Register Now for NAPO’s Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 2, 2022
NAPO Meets with DOJ, DHS on Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order; NAPO Files Amicus Brief in Officer Use of Force Case; NAPO on the Hill: WEP Reform; Retirement Priorities; Congress Passes First Responder FAIR Retiree Act ; NAPO on the Hill: Funding the 9/11 WTC Health Program; NAPO’s 30th Annual TOP COP Awards; Senate Passes Reauthorization of ICAC Task Force Program ; NAPO Supports Recruit and Retain Act; NAPO Opposes Forced Deployment of Federal Air Marshals to Southern Border; Register Now for NAPO’s Pension & Benefits Seminar - November 18, 2022
NAPO Opposes Forced Deployment of Federal Air Marshals to Southern Border - November 8, 2022
NAPO Meets with DOJ on Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order; NAPO Meets with Lawmakers Urging Support for Funding the 9/11 WTC Health Program;New York Judge Sides with Fired Sanitation Workers Over Vaccine Mandate; NAPO in the News;NAPO on the Hill: De-Escalation Training ; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO’s 30th Annual TOP COP Awards – Nominate an Officer Today; Register Now for NAPO’s Pension & Benefits Seminar - October 28, 2022
NAPO on the Hill: Public Safety Retirement Priorities; NAPO Meets with Lawmakers Urging Support for Funding the 9/11 WTC Health Program; Senate Begins Consideration of the Fiscal 2023 NDAA;NAPO on the Hill: De-Escalation Training; Substance Abuse Treatment; NAPO’s 30th Annual TOP COP Awards – Nominate an Officer Today; Last Chance! Register Today for NAPO’s 2022 Fall Seminar - October 14, 2022
House Passes NAPO-Backed Invest to Protect Act ; WEP Reform Dominates Social Security Fairness Act Markup; House Passes Bill to Help Law Enforcement Improve Homicide Clearance Rates;NAPO on the Hill: Lawful Access to Data;National Blue Alert Network Advisory Committee Meets;NAPO Participates in House Small Business Roundtable on Crime; Register Today for NAPO’s 2022 Fall Seminar;FirstNet: Simplifying Connectivity for America's First Responders and Their Families - September 29, 2022
NAPO Calls on Congress to Fund WTC Health Program ; NAPO on the Hill: Social Security Fairness Act ; NAPO on the Hill: Lawful Access to Data; NAPO Endorses Reauthorization of Project Safe Neighborhoods; ; NAPO Backs Bill to Strengthen Violent Crime Statutes; Register Today for NAPO’s 2022 Fall Seminar;REMINDER! Eligibility for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Expanded Through October 31, 2022 – Apply Now! - September 16, 2022
President Signs into Law Bill to Cover PTSD Under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program ; Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility Expanded Through October 31, 2022; NAPO Meets with Associate Attorney General Regarding Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order; NAPO-Backed TBI & PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act Signed into Law; Includes JMHCP Reauthorization; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; Register Now for NAPO’s 2022 Fall Seminar - September 1, 2022
NAPO Victory! Bill to Cover PTSD Under PSOB Passed by Congress; NAPO-Backed TBI & PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act Passed by Congress; Senate Passes NAPO National Police Week Priorities ; NAPO Submits Testimony for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Assaults on Officers;Special Thanks to NAPO’s 2022 Convention LAW ENFORCEMENT SPONSORS - August 3, 2022
NAPO Submits Comments as Administration Begins Implementation of Police Reform Executive Order ; NAPO Fends Off Amendment to Restrict 1033 Program;Social Security Fairness Act Could Move in House; House Passes First Responder Fair RETIRE Act ; NAPO-Backed Active Shooter Alert Passes House; NAPO in the News; - July 22, 2022
Last Chance! Register Today for NAPO’s 44th Annual Convention; NAPO on the Hill: Public Safety Retirement Priorities:NAPO on the Hill: Public Safety Officer Support Act; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; DOJ Announces Administrative Enforcement of Law Enforcement Grantees’ Adherence to Civil Rights Act - July 8, 2022
Bipartisan Gun Deal Moves; Senate Finance Committee Approves NAPO Priorities in Retirement Bill; SCOTUS Sides with NAPO in Vega v. Tekoh; Senate Passes Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act; Det. Brian Simonsen Memorial Act; NAPO on the Hill: 1033 Program; TBI & PTSD Law Enforcement Training; PTSD Coverage by PSOB; Save the Date: NAPO’s Fall Seminar; FirstNET Health & Wellness Coalition - June 24, 2022
NAPO Statement on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act - June 23, 2022
Register Today for NAPO’s 44th Annual Convention; Senate Judiciary Approves Bill to Cover PTSD Under the PSOB Program; Bill to Improve HELPS Retirees Introduced in Senate; House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Municipal Employer Liability; NAPO on the Hill: TBI & PTSD Law Enforcement Training; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - June 10, 2022
Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale on the President’s Executive Order on Police Reform - May 25, 2022
NAPO Victory! House Passes TBI & PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act;NAPO Victory! House Passes Bill to Cover PTSD Under the PSOB Program; Senate Judiciary Approves NAPO Police Week Priorities; Senate Judiciary Approves Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program; Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing National Police Week;Senate Introduces NAPO-Backed Bill to Give Small, Rural Departments Greater Access to COPS Funding ; - May 20, 2022
NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; Senate Judiciary to take up Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program;NAPO Endorses Fighting PTSD Act; NAPO Backs Bill to Provide Education Benefits for Help with Recruitment and Retention; NAPO in the News; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates;Deadline Quickly Approaching for BJA Body-Worn Camera Grant Applications: Due May 20; - May 6, 2022
Register for NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day; NAPO on the Hill: Police Week Priorities; NAPO Meets with New BJA Director; De-Escalation Training Bill Introduced; Invest to Protect Act; Bill to Enhance Data Collection on Ambush Attacks on Officers; Early Migration Alert Program Act; BJA Funding Opportunities - April 22, 2022
NAPO Testifies in Support of Qualified Immunity Before House Judiciary Committee ; House Passes Retirement Bill that would Keep First Responder Disability Compensation Tax-Free ; NAPO-Backed Better Cybercrime Metrics Act Passed by Congress; President Releases Proposed FY 2023 Budget; DOJ Announces Funding Opportunity for Body-Worn Camera Grants and VALOR Initiative; - April 1, 2022
NAPO Testifies in Support of Qualified Immunity Before House Judiciary Committee - March 31, 2022
NAPO’s Annual Lobby Day is Quickly Approaching!; Retirement Bill that would Keep First Responder Disability Compensation Tax-Free Heads to House Floor; Senators Champion Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization; HELPS Retirees Improvement Act Introduced;COPS Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Grant Now Open for Applications; DOJ Announces Expansion of the COPS Collaborative Reform Initiative ; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - March 25, 2022
NAPO is Proud to Announce 2022 TOP COPS Awards® Winners; Congress Passes FY 2022 Omnibus Spending Package; Fentanyl Scheduling Extended in FY 22 Spending Bill; Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act and Violence Against Women Reauthorization Passed in Omnibus Spending Bill; NAPO Files Amicus Brief in Vega v. Tekoh ; NAPO-Backed Bill to Protect Victims of Sexploitation Reintroduced; - March 11, 2022
NAPO Participates in White House Listening Session on Violent Crime; NAPO on the Hill: Keeping First Responder Disability Compensation Tax-Free; National Blue Alert Network Advisory Group Convenes; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO Supports Bill to Combat Money Laundering; - February 25, 2022
Run for Office as a Disabled Individual With These Suggestions - February 24, 2022
NAPO Supports Bill to Cover PTSD Under PSOB : NAPO Participates in Press Conference on Violent Crime Rates; Senate Judiciary Approves Bill Targeting Online Child Exploitation; NAPO on the Hill: Keeping First Responder Disability Compensation Tax-Free;NAPO on the Hill: HELPS Retirees Fix;NAPO-Backed Active Shooter Alert Act Introduced - February 11, 2022
Executive Order on Police Reform Imminent; NAPO Meets with Attorney General; Keep Police Reform Out of Appropriations; NAPO on the Hill: PTSD; Postal Police Reform; NAPO Supports Invest to Protect Act; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; Register Now for Pension Seminar - January 28, 2022
NAPO Priorities: 117th Congress Mid-Term Review; Draft Presidential Executive Order on Police Reform Leaked;NAPO Supports Bill to Give Small, Rural Departments Greater Access to COPS Program; Build Back Better Suffers Setback; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 1st Session of the 117th Congress Available;NAPO on the Hill: Justice & Mental Health Collaboration ; - January 14, 2022
NAPO Successfully Fights Off Restrictions to 1033 Program; SALT Cap Deal Still Elusive as Democrats Scramble to Finalize Build Back Better Act;Better Cybercrime Metrics Act Passed by Senate, Moves in House; Congress Punts on Fiscal 2022 Spending ;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - December 17, 2021
President Signs Three NAPO Priority Bills Supporting Law Enforcement into Law; DOJ Moves Forward with National Decertification Index ;NAPO Endorses Bill to Exclude Essential Workers from COVID Vaccine Mandates; NAPO Participates in American Security Task Force Roundtable; NAPO Fights Restrictions to 1033 Program; DOJ Holds Listening Session on Review of Law Enforcement Grantees Adherence to Civil Rights Act; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Better Cybercrime Metrics Act; - December 3, 2021
President Signs Three NAPO Priority Bills Supporting Law Enforcement into Law - November 19, 2021
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Priority PSOB Legislation & Extension of PSOB COVID Presumption ;NAPO Participates in White House Listening Session on Police Reform; Legislation Introduced to Counter State Bail Reform; SALT Cap Deal Included in Latest Draft of Democrats’ Build Back Better Act; NAPO on the Hill: GPO & WEP;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - November 12, 2021
NAPO President Attends Roundtable Discussion on Mental Health and Wellness with DOJ Leadership;NAPO Supports Fentanyl Screening Equipment for Law Enforcement; NAPO Endorses Better Cybercrime Metrics Act;NAPO on the Hill - October 14, 2021
Democrats Walk Away from Police Reform Negotiations;NAPO Fights Back Restrictions to the 1033 Program; DOJ Implements Guidelines on Use of Monitors in Consent Decrees;NAPO on the Hill: Fentanyl Scheduling; NAPO on the Hill: HELPS Retirees Fix; NAPO in the News; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - October 1, 2021
Democrats Walk Away from Police Reform Negotiations - September 22, 2021
Statement from NAPO President McHale Marking 20th Anniversary of 9/11 - September 11, 2021
Statement from NAPO President Mick McHale Marking the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: NAPO on the Hill: Fentanyl, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration, Zapata Act; Police Reform Negotiations Slog On; Legislation Introduced to Increase Funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program; Democrats to Introduce Public Sector Collective Bargaining Bill that Excludes Law Enforcement; National Blue Alert Network Advisory Group Convenes - September 10, 2021
Police Reform Talks Miss Another Self-Imposed Deadline; NAPO Meets with Top DOJ Leadership; House Adopts $3.5 Trillion Senate Budget Resolution; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - August 27, 2021
Police Reform Negotiations Continue; House Democrats Attempt to Pass Police Reform in DOJ Appropriations; NAPO Participates in COPS Office Law Enforcement Listening Session; NAPO Participates in DOJ Officer Safety & Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO Delegates Approve 2021 Resolutions; NAPO Partners with American Intercontinental University System for Degrees Anytime, Anywhere; - August 6, 2021
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 - July 28, 2021
Police Reform Negotiations Continue; House Appropriators Try to Move Police Reform Through Department of Justice Spending Bill; NAPO on the Hill: PSOB, Law Enforcement Protections; Legislation to Fight Fentanyl Importation Reintroduced; - July 16, 2021
NAPO on the Hill: Police Reform; NAPO Participates in Law Enforcement Roundtable Held by Ranking Member John Katko; President Announces Strategy to Respond to Increased Violent Crime Rates Across the Country;NAPO Endorsed First Responder Medicare Buy-In Bill Reintroduced; Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity; - July 1, 2021
NAPO Victory! Priority PSOB Legislation Passed by Senate; NAPO on the Hill: Police Reform; NAPO in the News; NAPO Meets with Senior Advisor to the President; NAPO Meets with Office of the Associate Attorney General; NAPO Meets with DOJ Senior Staff ; NAPO Supports the American Body-Worn Camera Act; - June 18, 2021
Urgent, Action Needed! Senator Booker Proposes Horrible Police Reform Bill - June 15, 2021
NAPO Victory! Priority PSOB Legislation Passed by Senate - June 11, 2021
President Releases Full FY 2022 Budget Request; NAPO Priority Bills Move Through Senate; NAPO on the Hill: Police Reform, First Step Implementation Act; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - June 4, 2021
Letter to Amazon “Blue Lives Murder” Merchandise Sold on Amazon.com - June 2, 2021
NAPO President Calls on All Elected Officials to Support Law Enforcement During National Police Week; Priority Bills Move Through Senate; NAPO Responds to NYC Pride’s Ban of NYPD; NAPO Meets with DOJ Civil Rights Division; Police Reform Update; Bills Increasing Protections for Officers Introduced; Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill Introduced; NAPO Supports Bill to Safeguard 1033 Program; Bills Introduced for National Police Week; American Rescue Plan State & Local Aid Released - May 21, 2021
NAPO statement on NYC Pride event - May 17, 2021
NAPO STATEMENT MARKING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK - May 11, 2021
NAPO Releases Statement on Our Positions on Proposed Legislative Police Reform Policies; NAPO Meets with DOJ on Hate Crime Reporting; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; Police Reform; NAPO Backed Legislation to Increase Access to PSOB Disability Benefits Reintroduced; DOJ Announces Grants for Law Enforcement Peer Mentoring & Wellness and Bulletproof Vests; COPS Counseling Act Reintroduced in Senate; Social Security Fairness Act Reintroduced in the Senate; Bill Introduced to Extend Deadline for 2020 H.R. 218 Qualification Requirement ;Bipartisan Retirement Package Includes Provision Keeping First Responder Disability Compensation Tax Free; - May 7, 2021
NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities, Collective Bargaining; Chairman Neal Reintroduces WEP Reform Bill; NAPO in the News; Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security Update; Gupta, Monaco Nominations Move Forward; NAPO Supports Bill Providing Protections for Officers Abroad; House Resolution Introduced in Support of an Officer Bill of Rights; FEMA to Provide Financial Aid for COVID-Related Funeral Costs; - April 9, 2021
American Rescue Plan Signed into Law; NAPO Meets with Leadership of DHS Office of State and Local Law Enforcement; NAPO on the Hill: PSOB Disability and Collective Bargaining; Legislation to Increase Penalties for Attacks Against Officers Introduced; Bills to Eliminate SALT Deduction & Reinstate Job-Related Deductions for Law Enforcement Introduced; Merrick Garland Confirmed as Attorney General - March 18, 2021
House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; Senate Begins Debate on House-Passed COVID Aid Package; NAPO-Backed LEOSA Reform Act Reintroduced; NAPO Meets with DOJ Senior Staff; NAPO on the Hill: House Judiciary Committee; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Merrick Garland Nomination to be Attorney General; - March 5, 2021
House Set to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Thursday; - March 3, 2021
NAPO Backed LEOSA Reform Act Reintroduced - February 25, 2021
Democrats Move on Next COVID Aid Package; House Scheduled to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; NAPO on the Hill: Senate Law Enforcement Caucus ; NAPO on the Hill: HELPS Retirees Fix; Merrick Garland Confirmation Hearing Set ; Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Reintroduced; - February 19, 2021
Biden Delays Issuing Executive Orders Impacting Law Enforcement: Democrats Move on Next COVID Aid Package ;NAPO Meets with COPS Office Leadership; NAPO on the Hill: LEOSA Reform, Officer Protections, and PSOB Improvements; Bill to Eliminate Cap on SALT Deductions Introduced; Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act Reintroduced in Senate : NAPO-Endorsed Legislation to Improve PSOB Benefits Reintroduced: - February 5, 2021
NAPO Letter to NYC Mayor Regarding Cop-Killer Joanna Chesimard as Part of Public School Curriculum - February 4, 2021
NAPO Speaks with Leadership of Biden-Harris DOJ Team; President Biden Announces New Executive Orders Impacting Law Enforcement; First NDI Advisory Group Meeting Held;Biden Rolls Out COVID Relief Plan; Social Security Fairness Act Reintroduced; NAPO Endorsed Bill Codifying Qualified Immunity Protections Reintroduced; Thin Blue Line Act Reintroduced; NAPO in the News ; - January 22, 2021
NAPO President Releases Statement in Response to Riots at the Capitol; NAPO Priorities: 116th Congress Review; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 116th Congress; Democrats Win in Georgia, Take Control of Senate; Biden to Nominate Merrick Garland for Attorney General; Mental Health Report Released as Part of Safe Policing for Safe Communities Executive Order - January 8, 2021
Congress Passes Fiscal 21 Appropriations and COVID Relief - December 22, 2020
Congress Close to Finalizing FY 2021 Funding and COVID Relief; NAPO Invited to Participate on National Decertification Index Database Advisory Committee;NAPO Continues Push to Ease PSOB Disability Eligibility Requirements;Legislation Introduced to Hold Online Sexual Predators Accountable; 117th Congress Outlook: Judiciary Committee; - December 18, 2020
President’s Commission on Law Enforcement & the Administration of Justice Releases Draft Report; Congress in Race to Finalize FY 2021 Funding and COVID Relief; Final FY21 NDAA Preserves 1033 Program; Georgia Senate Runoff Determines Fate of the Senate; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - December 4, 2020
Outlook: A Biden Presidency and the 117th Congress; End of the 116th Congress, Lame Duck Session: COVID Relief, Appropriations and NDAA; National Blue Alert Network Update - November 20, 2020
Attorney General Issues Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities; NAPO Webinar: Retirement and Social Security; Bipartisan Retirement Package Includes Provision Keeping First Responder Disability Compensation Tax Free; NAPO in the News; FBI Replaces UCR Data Tool ; Special Thanks to the 2020 Convention Exhibitors & Sponsors - November 6, 2020
Senator Tillis Introduces Protect & Serve Act; Legislation Introduced to Penalize the Prevention of Law Enforcement Officers Accessing EMS; NAPO Participates in PSOB Stakeholder Meeting ;Federal Judge Halts Work of Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; Appropriations and COVID Relief Update; Senate Moves on Supreme Court Nominee; - October 2, 2020
NAPO Summits Comments to FCC Opposing Auction of Public Safety 4.9GHz Broadband Spectrum;Senator Toomey Attempts to Force Vote on Thin Blue Line Act; Bill Introduced Giving Above-the-Line Tax Deduction for Law Enforcement Officers; NAPO Backs Bill Increasing Funding for the Hiring and Retention of Officers.; NAPO Opposes Ban on Riot Control Equipment; No Movement on Stalled COVID Relief ;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - September 18, 2020
NAPO Calls on United Teachers of Los Angeles to Condemn Posting of “Blue Lives Murder” Post by Board Member - August 31, 2020
NAPO President Addresses Republican National Convention; NAPO Leadership Meets with Attorney General; PSOB COVID Presumption Signed into Law; NAPO in the News; NAPO Supports Efforts to Protect Public Safety 4.9GHz Broadband Spectrum; Negotiations on Next Coronavirus Aid Package Hit a Wall; House Resolution Introduced in Support of an Officer Bill of Rights; - August 28, 2020
NAPO Leadership Meets with President, Vice President; Negotiations on Next Coronavirus Aid Package Hit a Wall; NAPO Endorses Bill Codifying Qualified Immunity Protections; House Resolution Introduced in Support of America’s Law Enforcement;Congress to Adjourn for August Recess without Passing Any Appropriations Bills; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - August 7, 2020
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Coronavirus Presumption Under PSOB;Amendment Restricting Access to 1033 Program Defeated; Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Included in NDAA ; NAPO Testifies Before President’s Commission on Law Enforcement & the Administration of Justice; NAPO Submits Statement for Hearing on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Social Security Benefits; NAPO Supports Bill Making PTSD a Line of Duty Injury under PSOB; Congress Looks to Start Negotiations on Next Coronavirus Aid Package; - July 24, 2020
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Coronavirus Presumption Under PSOB - July 20, 2020
House and Senate Vote on Police Reform Bills;Senate Judiciary Approves Bill Targeting Online Child Exploitation;NAPO Fights Restrictions to 1033 Program; NAPO Endorses Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act ; NAPO in the News; - July 2, 2020
House and Senate Move Forward on Police Reform ; Senate Republican Answer to Police Reform Introduced; President Signs Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Neighborhoods; Coronavirus Aid to States and Localities Sidelined by Police Reform; NAPO in the News; Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - June 19, 2020
NAPO Victory! House Passes Legislation on PSOB COVID-19 Presumption and Officer Suicides; Congress to Hold Police Reform Hearings in Wake of George Floyd’s Death; NAPO Endorses SMART Act to Give Direct Aid to States and Localities; NAPO in the News; National Faith and Blue Weekend; - June 5, 2020
NAPO Condemns AZ Democrats Invocation of Cop-Killer in Response to George Floyd’s Death - June 1, 2020
House Passes CARES 2 Stimulus Bill; NAPO Pushing for Direct Funding to State and Local Governments; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Legislation on PSOB COVID-19 Presumption and Officer Mental Health; NAPO Testifies Before President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; Officers Shot in the Line of Duty: 2019 Report Released; - May 22, 2020
NAPO’s Efforts on CARES 2 Stimulus Bill;NAPO President Presents to Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice;NAPO Supports Bill Establishing a PSOB Presumption that All COVID-19 Exposures in Line of Duty; NAPO Priorities Move in Senate Ahead of National Police Week; NYC Police and NAPO Honored by Empire State Building - May 8, 2020
Congress Passes Additional Funding for Small Business, Testing; NAPO’s Phase 5 Stimulus Efforts;NAPO Supports Senator Peters’ “Heroes Fund” Proposal;PSOB Releases Guidance on COVID-19 Related Officer DeathsNAPO Supports Bill Establishing a PSOB Presumption that All COVID-19 Exposures in Line of Duty;NAPO Opposes Bill to Significantly Expand Compassionate Release in Response to COVID-19; NAPO in the News; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - April 24, 2020
Letter of Support to NAPO Members from Dr. Peter Killeen - April 13, 2020
PSOB Releases Guidance on COVID-19 Related Officer Deaths - April 10, 2020
Coronavirus Response Updates: Paid Sick Leave & Emergency Funding; NAPO Urges PSOB to Establish Presumption All COVID-19 Exposures in Line of Duty; NAPO Executive Director Testifies Before Commission ;NAPO in the News;NAPO Supports Temporary Tax Relief for First Responders; COPS Director Pens Letter to NAPO Members; - April 9, 2020
Congress Passes Major Stimulus Bill in Response to COVID-19; NAPO in the News: Coronavirus Edition; NAPO Urges Congress to Repeal GPO & WEP as Part of Coronavirus Response; - March 26, 2020
NAPO Urges Repeal of GPO & WEP As Part of COVID-19 Response - March 20, 2020
NAPO Meets with COPS Director; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Priorities; Congress Closes to the Public in Response to COVID-19; NAPO Participates in Officer Safety & Wellness Group Meeting;NAPO in the News; NAPO Endorses Bill to Stop Online Child Exploitation; Plaintiff in Janus Case Appeals to Supreme Court to Recoup Dues - March 16, 2020
NAPO Submits Testimony to Presidential Commission; NAPO Continues Push to Repeal GPO and WEP ; NAPO Supports Police & Fire Health Care Protection Act; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Priorities;NAPO Endorses Bill to Provide TBI and PTSD Training to Law Enforcement;NAPO Opposes Trio of Anti-Law Enforcement Bills; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - February 28, 2020
NAPO on the Hill: First Responder Tax Package; NAPO meets with Reps. Davis & Graves on GPO and WEP RepealCongress Extends DEA’s Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl as a Schedule 1 Drug; President Releases FY 2021 Budget Proposal; National Blue Alert Network Update; NAPO Backs Bill Increasing Protections for Victims of Sex Trafficking; NAPO’s 2020 Lobby Day Legislative Breakfast & Legislative Awards Luncheon; - February 14, 2020
NAPO Priorities: 2019 Review; NLEOMF Commemorative Coin Act Signed into Law; Rep. Bacon Introduces Back the Blue Act;NAPO on the Hill: Mass C.O.P. Delegation Meetings; NAPO’s Mid-Term Legislative Scorecard for the 116th Congress; - January 17, 2020
NAPO Victory! Cadillac Tax Repealed ; House Passes Bill Eliminating SALT Deduction Cap & Restoring Deductions for First Responders ; White House Holds Summit on Transforming Mental Health Treatment to Combat Violence & Substance Abuse; House Committee Hearing on First Responder Medicare Buy-In;Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Passes Final FY20 Appropriations Packages; NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - December 20, 2019
Year-End Push on Tax Priorities: SALT Deduction, Deductions for First Responders, & the Cadillac Tax; NAPO on the Hill: PSOB Reform ;NAPO on the Hill: Facial Recognition Technology;Oregon Supreme Court Restricts Questioning at Traffic Stops - December 9, 2019
NAPO President Participates in National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide;NAPO Meets with Vice President’s Policy Staff; NAPO on the Hill: First Responder Medicare Buy-In;NAPO Meets with Reps. Davis and Graves on Efforts to Move Social Security Fairness ActNAPO Works to Move PSOB Reform Bill Before End of Year; NAPO Supports Bill to Expand HELPS Retirees ; Legislation to Fight Fentanyl Importation Reintroduced ;NAPO Backs Bill to Fight Illicit Trade in Tobacco ; - November 20, 2019
NAPO Meets with BJA and OJP Leadership to Discuss Law Enforcement Grant Programs; President Establishes Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; NAPO Endorses WEP Reform Legislation; NAPO on the Hill: GPO & WEP Repeal, Collective Bargaining; NAPO in the News; NAPO Endorses Bill to Improve Mental Health Services and Law Enforcement Resources to Reduce Mass Violence ;House Passes Debbie Smith Act Reauthorization;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - October 29, 2019
NAPO Submits Statement for Hearing on Police Practices; NAPO Opposes Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; NAPO on the Hill: GPO & WEP Repeal, Kelsey Smith Act; Chairman Neal Introduces His Version of WEP Reform; NAPO Endorses Bill to Enhance Screening for Trafficked Fentanyl; Senate Appropriators Approve FY 20 DOJ Appropriations; - September 30, 2019
NAPO Submits Statement for Hearing on Police Practices - September 19, 2019
NAPO Endorses Bill to Help Ensure Cop-Killers Don’t Escape Justice; NAPO Opposes Bill that Changes Use of Force Standard;House Judiciary Schedules “Police Misconduct” Hearing; NAPO on the Hill: Kelsey Smith Act, Collective BargainingNAPO in the News;NLRB Ruling Allows Employers to Unilaterally Change Contracts;NAPO’s Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; - September 16, 2019
NAPO Responds to Senators Warren and Harris in Defense of Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson - August 13, 2019
NAPO Attends Presidential Signing of the Permanent Reauthorization of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund; NAPO Victory! House Passes Cadillac Tax Repeal;House Passes Bill to Bolster Multiemployer Pensions ; Court Rules in Favor of DOJ; Lifts Injunction on COPS Hiring Funds ; NAPO Participates in Officer Safety & Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO Supports Bill Exempting Police Officers from GPO & WEP;NAPO in the News; DOJ Announces It will Revive Federal Death Penalty After Nearly 20 Years - July 29, 2019
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Permanent Reauthorization of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund - July 24, 2019
NAPO Victory! House Passes Cadillac Tax Repeal - July 19, 2019
NAPO Victory! House Passes Permanent Reauthorization of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) ActHouse to Vote on Cadillac Tax Repeal July 17;House Committee Approves Bill to Bolster Multiemployer Pensions ; NAPO Supports Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act; House Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds Hearing on SALT Deduction; NAPO in the News; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates ; - July 12, 2019
NAPO Submits Written Testimony Supporting Public Safety Collective Bargaining - June 27, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Permanent Reauthorization of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund; Bill Supporting Officer Mental Health & Wellness Approved by House Judiciary Committee; NAPO President Participates in Southwest Border Site Visit with DHS Officials; House Accepts NAPO-Supported Amendments to DOJ Appropriations Package;Cadillac Tax Update: Bill to Repeal Could Hit House Floor by August; NAPO on the Hill: House Law Enforcement Caucus - June 25, 2019
NAPO Supports Resolution Calling for Extradition of Joanne Chesimard - June 7, 2019
Victory in D.C. LEOSA Court Case; Bill to Increase Protections for Law Enforcement Introduced; NAPO Attends Presidential Medal of Valor Ceremony; NORA Public Safety Sector Council Meeting; Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act Reintroduced in Senate; NAPO Supports Allowing Uniformed Officers to Carry in Federal Facilities; NAPO Attends Public Pension Network Meeting; NAPO Endorses Restoration of the Armed Career Criminal Act; NAPO Supports Bill to Safeguard 1033 Program; NAPO Endorses Efforts to Protect Victims of Sexploitation; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - June 7, 2019
NAPO Victory: Congress Passes Permanent BVP Reauthorization - May 16, 2019
NAPO's Legislative Priorities Booklet for the 116th Congress Now Available - May 3, 2019
NAPO Meets with COPS Director; COPS Office Releases Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Reports; NAPO Participates in DOJ Law Enforcement Working Group Meeting; NAPO Supports Bill to Improve PSOB Disability; NAPO Supports the Tax Fairness for Workers Act; NAPO Participates in FEMA Roundtable on Collaboration and Emergency Management; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Congress Priorities; NAPO on the Hill: Cosponsor Push for Public Safety Collective Bargaining; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - April 29, 2019
NAPO Meets with Jeffrey Rosen, Deputy Attorney General Nominee; Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Grants; NAPO Urges Democratic Presidential Candidates to Disavow Chesimard; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Congress Priorities; NAPO Endorses the Supporting & Treating Officers in Crisis Act;NAPO Supports Fentanyl Screening Equipment for Law Enforcement; National Blue Alert Update on State-Level Efforts; - April 8, 2019
NAPO Urges Democratic Presidential Candidates to Disavow Chesimard - April 2, 2019
NAPO Leadership Meets with AG Barr; Honors Attorney General Sessions; President Releases Fiscal 2020 Budget Proposal; NAPO Attends BJA Briefing on Fiscal 2020 Budget; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Congress Priorities; NAPO Meets with House Judiciary Committee on VCF Reauthorization; Chairman Neal Looks to Rework WEP Reform; NAPO’s 2019 Lobby Day Legislative Breakfast & Legislative Awards Luncheon - March 25, 2019
White House Immigration Roundtable; Permanent Reauthorization of 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund; Protect and Serve Act Reintroduced; Equal Access to Overtime for Law Enforcement; NAPO on the Hill; Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO’s 2019 Lobby Day - March 8, 2019
NAPO on the Hill: LEOSA Reform Act; NAPO Court Victory on Behalf of Officers; NAPO on the Hill: 116th Priorities; Barr Confirmed as Attorney General; NAPO-Backed Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill Introduced; NAPO Supports Reintroduction of Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act; COPS Office Releases Report on Officers Shot in the Line of Duty; Congress Passes Fiscal 2019 Appropriations, Avoids Another Shutdown - February 22, 2019
NAPO Endorses Barr for Attorney General; Thin Blue Line Act Reintroduced; Bill to Repeal GPO & WEP; NAPO on the Hill: LEOSA Reform; Bill to Repeal Cap on SALT Deduction; Bill to Buoy Multiemployer Pension Plans; Bill Mandating Collection of Deadly Force Data; Push for Independent Prosecutors for Cases of Police Use of Deadly Force; Federal Government Shutdown Continues - January 25, 2019
FIRST STEP Act Signed into Law; Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Dates Set; NAPO in the News; NAPO Victories in the 115th Congress; 115th Congress Legislative Scorecard - January 11, 2019
Congress Set to Pass FIRST STEP Act; Bill Barr Nominated for Attorney General; NAPO Meets with FEMA Law Enforcement Liaison; NAPO Protects Blue Alert Network & Ensures Passage of Ashanti Alert Act; PSOB Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting; Congress Expected to Avert Federal Government Shutdown; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - December 20, 2018
Meeting with Acting Attorney General; National Officer Safety & Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO on the Hill; NAPO Continues Opposition to FIRST STEP Act; National Blue Alert Updates; TOP COP Nominations - December 3, 2018
Attorney General Resigns; Midterms Split Congress; NAPO on the Hill; DOJ Law Enforcement Working Group; DOJ Hate Crimes Roundtable; National Blue Alert Network Ramps-up State-Level Efforts; NAPO’S 31st Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - November 9, 2018
White House Signing Ceremony for Opioids Bill; DOJ National Opioid Summit; NAPO in the News; NAPO on the Hill - October 31, 2018
WEP Reform Bill Introduced; NAPO Joins Alabama AG in Press Conference on SC Cop-Killer Case; Congress Passes 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act; Fight to Reauthorize 9/11 VCF Starts Early; Kavanaugh Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice - October 16, 2018
Congress Passes Significant Opioid Package; House Passes 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act; Congress Passes Justice Served Act; Ramp-up of State-Level Blue Alert Efforts; House Passes Bill to Naturalize Immediate Family of First Responders Killed in the Line of Duty; NAPO on the Hill; House Passes Tax Reform 2.0; Kavanaugh Nomination Advances; Government Shutdown Avoided - October 1, 2018
Senate Passes Opioid Package; House Passes the Community Safety and Security Act; NAPO in the News; House Takes Up 1 Year Delay of Cadillac Tax; NAPO on the Hill: House Introduces Tax Reform 2.0; NAPO’s 2018 Legal Seminar - September 18, 2018
White House Meeting on FIRST STEP Act; NAPO Amicus Curiae Brief Supporting Enhanced Sentences for Cop-Killers; NAPO Calls for Nike Boycott; NAPO Calls for Resources for Police in Opioid Package; Confirmation Hearing Starts Trump’s Supreme Court Pick; Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates - September 6, 2018
NAPO Calls for Boycott of Nike - September 4, 2018
NAPO’s 2018 Resolutions; NAPO Endorses LEOSA Reform Act; Fugitive Extradited in Murder Case of Border Patrol Agent; NAPO Endorses Restoration of the Armed Career Criminal Act; NAPO Opposes Email Privacy Act in NDAA; NAPO Opposes Carve-Outs to Project Safe Neighborhoods; NAPO’s 2018 Annual Legal Seminar - August 8, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Against Unions in Janus v. AFSCME; Supreme Court Rules on Warrants for Cell Location Data; NAPO Participates in DOJ Law Enforcement Briefing; NAPO Attends FBI School Safety Summit; NAPO Opposes Reintroduction of Bill Imposing Onerous Public Pension Requirements; NAPO on the Hill: WEP Reform, Asset Forfeiture Funding, Face Recognition Technology; Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring; DOJ Releases FY17 Byrne JAG Funding - July 2, 2018
PSOB Issues Final Regulations Regarding 9/11-Related Cases; NAPO Opposes New Prison Reform Legislation; House Trying to Force Senate to Eat Changes to ECPA; NAPO on the Hill: Public Pension Meetings - June 4, 2018
NAPO Victory! House Passes Protect & Serve Act - May 17, 2018
NAPO Sits Down with New COPS Director; NAPO Participates in Roundtable on the Opioid Crisis; NAPO Supported Protect & Serve Act Introduced in the Senate; NAPO Endorses Two Bills to Help Law Enforcement’s Fight Against Drugs; NAPO Endorsed COPS Reauthorization Bill Introduced; NAPO Supports Bill to Allow Qualified Officers to Carry in School Zones; NAPO Endorses No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act; Legislation Introduced to Fight Criminal Organizations; SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2018 TOP COPS Sponsors - May 7, 2018
NAPO’s 2018 Legislative Update Breakfast and Lobby Day; NAPO Participates in National Officer Safety & Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO Endorses Authorization of Project Safe Neighborhoods; NAPO on the Hill: Public Safety Officer Rights; NAPO on the Hill: Encryption; NAPO Attends Public Pension Network Meeting; Register Today for NAPO’s 40th Annual Convention San Diego ~ July 13-17, 2018 - April 26, 2018
NAPO Supports Bill Providing Civil Liability Protections for Administration of Anti-Overdose Drugs; Bill Introduced to Increase Federal Support in Areas of Extreme Violent Crime; NAPO Endorses Bill to Help Ensure Cop-Killers Don’t Escape Justice; Blue Alert Advisory Group Receives Updates on National Network; NAPO on the Hill: Postal Police Benefits & Rights; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; NAPO TOP COPS Awards® ; NAPO’s 2018 Legislative Update Breakfast and Lobby Day - April 9, 2018
Congress Passes Final FY 2018 Spending Bill; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Bill to Stop Online Sex Trafficking; NAPO’s 2018 Legislative Update Breakfast and Lobby Day - March 26, 2018
Attorney General Announces Actions to Improve School Safety; NAPO on the Hill: Fix NICS Act; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; NAPO Attends Public Pension Network Meeting; NAPO Participates in Criminal Justice Brown Bag; NAPO’s 2018 Legislative Update Breakfast and Lobby Day - March 19, 2018
NAPO Participates in Roundtable with Attorney General on School Safety; Victory! Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Sides with NAPO Regarding Officer Immunity from Civil Suit; NAPO Joins DOJ Law Enforcement Working Group; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; NAPO on the Hill: Funding for MIOTCRA; NAPO’s 2018 Legislative Update Breakfast and Lobby Day - March 12, 2018
U. S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Janus Case; NAPO Opposes Proposal to Move WTCHP Out of NIOSH; NAPO Leadership Attends Presidential Medal of Valor Ceremony; NAPO on the Hill: National Police Week Priorities; NAPO-Endorsed First Responder Survivors Support Act Introduced - February 27, 2018
NAPO Meetings with DOJ Leadership Regarding President’s Budget; NAPO Supports Sanctuary Cities Amendment; NAPO on the Hill: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act - February 21, 2018
President Releases Fiscal 2019 Budget Proposal; NAPO Victory! Honoring Hometown Heroes Act Signed into Law; NAPO Urges Members of Congress to Support Drug Task Forces; NAPO Participates in PSOB Stakeholder Meeting; NAPO on the Hill: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act - February 12, 2018
NAPO Files Amicus Brief in Janus v. AFSCME; NAPO on the Hill: House Judiciary Committee; NAPO, National Law Enforcement Organizations Set 2018 National Police Week Legislative Agenda; NAPO Supports DNA Cold Case Act - February 7, 2018
2-Year Delay of Cadillac Tax Passed in Short-Term Spending Bill; Federal Government Shuts Down Over Dreamers; NAPO Supports Reintroduction of National Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Bill of Rights & Thin Blue Line; - January 30, 2018
President Signs Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act into Law; 25th Annual TOP COP AWARDS®; NAPO Files Amicus Curiae Briefs on Officer Immunity in Two Use of Force Cases; NAPO on the Hill: Mass C.O.P. Delegation Meetings; NAPO on the Hill: Legislation to Improve PSOB Benefits; 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - January 16, 2018
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act; Attorney General Reverses Obama Administration Policy on Enforcement of Federal Marijuana Laws; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes INTERDICT Act; NAPO Priorities: 2017 Year-End Review; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 1st Session of the 115th Congress; Join NAPO for our 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - January 8, 2018
NAPO Joins Families of Slain NYPD Officers Ramos and Liu at FCC Blue Alert Hearing; Congress Passes Tax Reform; NAPO Supports Bill to Delay “Cadillac Tax”; NAPO Victory! Senate Committee Approves Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act; NAPO Opposes Trio of Anti-Law Enforcement Bills; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 21, 2017
NAPO on the Hill: House and Senate Work Out Differences Between Their Tax Bills; Congress Passes 2-Week Spending Bill, Avoiding a Government Shutdown; House Passes Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; NAPO’s 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar; TOP COPS Nominations Due January 12th - December 12, 2017
NAPO Victory! House Passes Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act; NAPO on the Hill: Senate Takes up Tax Reform; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Honoring Hometown Heroes Act; NAPO Supports Creation of National Endangered Missing Advisory Communications Network; NAPO on the Hill: Steven Losquadro for U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of NY; NAPO in the News; 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 4, 2017
NAPO on the Hill: House Passes Tax Reform; Senate Pushes Forward with Its Own Reform Bill; NAPO Supports Amendments to Senate Tax Reform Measure; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights; NAPO Endorses Bill to Fix NICS Reporting Failures; 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - November 20, 2017
Tax Reform’s Impact on Public Pensions & Retirement; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act; NAPO on the Hill: Postal Police Benefits & Rights; NAPO Supports Bill to Combat Money Laundering; NAPO Endorses Efforts to Protect Victims of Sexploitation; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar - November 14, 2017
Congress Passes PROTECT Our Children Act; NAPO on the Hill: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act; Public Pension Network; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights; InterAgency Board Issues Opioids/Fentanyl Exposure Guidance for First Responders; PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA - October 30, 2017
NAPO Letter to the Editor in Response to NYT Article; NAPO on the Hill: Asset Forfeiture and Criminal Justice Reform; NAPO on the Hill: Senate DOJ Oversight Hearing; FBI Releases 2016 Data on Officers Assaulted and Killed; PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA - October 23, 2017
NAPO Victory! Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act Approved by House Judiciary Committee; NAPO on the Hill: Asset Forfeiture and Criminal Justice Reform; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights; NAPO in the News; PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA - October 16, 2017
NAPO Meets with Attorney General Regarding Relaunch of Project Safe Neighborhoods; NAPO Supports Reintroduction of National Collective Bargaining Bill; House Passes PROTECT Our Children Act; NAPO in the News - October 10, 2017
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Janus v. AFSCME; NAPO Attends Meeting on Attorney General’s Back the Blue Initiative; NAPO on the Hill: Reauthorization of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness; NAPO Previews New PSOB Online Claims System; NAPO’s Latest Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Updates; PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA - October 2, 2017
PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA; DOJ Realigns Priorities of COPS Office to Better Support Police; NAPO Victory! House Adopts COPS Hiring Amendment; Trump Nominates FLEOA Past President to Head DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance; NAPO on the Hill: Fighting Effort to Curb Law Enforcement’s Access to Surplus Military Equipment; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Bills to Fight Human Trafficking; Join NAPO for Our Annual Fall Seminar - September 18, 2017
PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES HARVEY & IRMA; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act; Join NAPO for Our Annual Fall Seminar; Appropriations Update: NAPO Supports Amendment to Fund COPS Hiring; NAPO on the Hill: The Kelsey Smith Act - September 11, 2017
PLEASE HELP OUR BROTHER AND SISTER OFFICERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY; NAPO Victory! President Trump Restores Law Enforcement’s Access to Surplus Military Equipment; PSOB Updates Stakeholders on Program Improvements; NAPO on the Hill: Thin Blue Line & 1033 Program; NAPO Participates in White House Information-Sharing Calls; NAPO in the News - September 5, 2017
NAPO Endorses Building America’s Trust Act; NAPO on the Hill: Protecting Pensions, Senate Judiciary Committee; Congresses Passes NAPO-Endorsed Rapid DNA Act; NAPO Supports Reauthorization of DOJ’s E-Crime Grant Program; NAPO Endorses Bill to Stop Online Sex Trafficking - August 8, 2017
PSOB Publishing Weekly and Monthly Statistics on Status of Claims; Attorney General Announces Immigration Compliance Requirements for Byrne JAG Recipients; NAPO in the News; Senate Moves on DOJ Appropriations Measure; House Passes DHS Authorization Bill; Senate Fails to Pass Obamacare Repeal and Replace Bill; Cadillac Tax Still in Place; Special Thanks to NAPO’s 2017 Convention Law Enforcement Hosts & Sponsors - August 2, 2017
NAPO on the Hill: DOJ Law Enforcement Grant Funding; House Appropriations Committee Approves CJS Spending Measure; NAPO on the Hill: Social Security Oversight; NAPO in the News; NAPO Endorses Christopher Wray for FBI Director - July 17, 2017
NAPO Participates in National Summit on Crime Reduction & Public Safety; NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights; Senate Releases Its Health Care Bill; Only Delays Cadillac Tax; NAPO Meetings: ATF; Public Pension Network; Senate Hearing on MS-13 Crisis and Immigration - June 26, 2017
Push for Independent Prosecutors for Cases of Police Use of Deadly Force; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Reauthorization of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program; NAPO Calls on Senate to Repeal “Cadillac” Tax; NAPO Opposes Police Data Legislation; NAPO on the Hill: Kelsey Smith Act; NAPO Attends Criminal Justice Brown Bag; - June 19, 2017
NAPO on the Hill: Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights; Probation Officer Protection Act; New Study Looks at Cost of Eliminating Public Pensions; NAPO Supports the Abolish Human Trafficking Act; House Judiciary Committee Hearing on DOJ Law Enforcement Grants; Join NAPO for Our 39th Annual Convention - June 12, 2017
Attorney General Changes DOJ Charging and Sentencing Policy; Attorney General Issues Memo on Sanctuary Cities; NAPO Victory! Adam Walsh Reauthorization Passes House; House Passes Two NAPO Supported Child Exploitation Bills; President Releases FY 2018 Budget; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet and Legislative Update; COPS Hiring Program Open for FY 2017 Grant Solicitations - June 6, 2017
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes PSOB Improvement Act; NAPO Victory! House Passes Thin Blue Line Act; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes American Law Enforcement Heroes Act; Senate Passes Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act; NAPO Participates in Democratic Steering Committee Law Enforcement Roundtable; Bill to Increase Protections for Law Enforcement Introduced; House Passes Honoring Hometown Heroes Act; NAPO in the News; NAPO Recognizes Congressional Champions at Annual Legislative Luncheon - May 22, 2017
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes PSOB Improvement Act - May 17, 2017
NAPO Meets with Attorney General; NAPO Victory! Thin Blue Line Act Approved by House Judiciary Committee; NAPO Victory! House Judiciary Committee Approves Rapid DNA Act; House Judiciary Committee Passes Honoring Hometown Heroes Act; Senate Confirms Rod Rosenstein as Deputy Attorney General; NAPO in the News; Congressman Buck to Introduce the Blue Lives Matter Act; Congress Agrees to Final Fiscal 2017 Spending Bill; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet and Legislative Update - May 8, 2017
NAPO Meets with DOJ Office of Justice Program Regarding PSOB; NAPO on the Hill: PSOB Meeting with House Judiciary Staff; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House Judiciary Committee Members and the House Majority Leader’s Office; 2017 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon - April 24, 2017
PSOB 9/11-Related Regulations to be Implemented; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House Judiciary Committee Members; NAPO on the Hill: Back the Blue Act Update; Fiscal 2017 Appropriations Update; 2017 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon; - April 17, 2017
Attorney General Sessions Invites NAPO to Participate in Work of Task Force on Crime Reduction & Public Safety; Senate Confirms Gorsuch to be Next Supreme Court Judge; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House Judiciary Committee Members; NAPO Supports the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act; President Trump Announces Deal with AT&T for FirstNet; NAPO’s Legislative Priorities Booklet for the 115th Congress Now Available Online; 2017 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon; NAPO’s 24th Annual TOP COP Award Winners - April 11, 2017
NAPO Participates in Policing Strategy Summit; House Judiciary Approves Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act; NAPO Concerned about Treatment of Medicare Under New Healthcare Repeal and Replace; NAPO Attends Hill Briefing on Mental Health First Aid; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting Democratic Judiciary Staff; TOP COPS Law Enforcement Sponsorship - March 27, 2017
NAPO Urges Congress to Support COPS Hiring and Byrne JAG Funding; President Releases FY18 Budget Blueprint; Supreme Court Nominee Confirmation Hearing Begins March 20; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings House Law Enforcement Caucus and Senate Judiciary Staff; NAPO Supports American Law Enforcement Heroes Act - March 21, 2017
NAPO Victory! Senate Judiciary Committee Approves PSOB Improvement Act; NAPO Supports Social Security Fairness Act; Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for Deputy Attorney General; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House and Senate Leadership; NAPO on the Hill: Back the Blue Act; NAPO Calls on Congress to Repeal “Cadillac” Tax; NAPO in the News; NAPO Attends Blue Mass Steering Committee Meeting - March 13, 2017
NAPO Meets with Attorney General Sessions; NAPO Participates in Blue Alert Advisory Group Convening; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House and Senate Majority Leaders’ Staff; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet and Legislative Update - March 6, 2017
Important Bill to Improve PSOB Program Reintroduced; NAPO Wins Changes to National Criminal Justice Commission Act; NAPO on the Hill: Line of Duty Act; Confirmation Hearing Set for Supreme Court Nominee; Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act Reintroduced in House; - February 21, 2017
NAPO Victory! Trump Issues Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers; NAPO Supported Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Introduced; NAPO Endorses the Health Savings Act of 2017; NAPO on the Hill: Line of Duty Act and DPPA Amendments; NAPO in the News; NAPO Supports Legislation to Combat Synthetic Drugs - February 14, 2017
NAPO Victory! Trump Issues Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers - February 10, 2017
NAPO Opposes “National Right to Work” Legislation; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Judiciary Chairman’s Staff; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sessions to be Attorney General; NAPO Endorses Maryland U.S. Attorney Rosenstein to be DOJ No.2; NAPO in the News - February 7, 2017
NAPO Opposes National Right to Work Legislation - February 3, 2017
President Trump Signs Executive Orders on Immigration Enforcement; Update: Confirmation Vote on Sessions to be Next AG This Week; NAPO in the News; NAPO Supports Legislation Targeting Immigrants with Gang Ties; NAPO Opposes Cory Jones Act; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - January 30, 2017
President Trump Sworn in to Office; DOJ Issues Final NAPO-Supported PSOB Regulations; NAPO in the News; NAPO Releases Statement on Obama Commuting Sentence of Domestic Terrorist Oscar Lopez Rivera - January 23, 2017
NAPO Statement on Commutation of Domestic Terrorist Oscar Lopez Rivera - January 18, 2017
NAPO Victory! Anti-Police Painting Removed; Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act Reintroduced; Senator Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing; PSOB Stakeholder Meeting; NAPO in the News; NAPO Endorses Rapid DNA Act; NAPO on the Hill - January 17, 2017
NAPO Tells Architect of the Capitol Anti-Police Painting Violates Rules - January 12, 2017
Thin Blue Line Act Introduced in House; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Senator Grassley, Sheriffs and the ISPA in Support of Senator Sessions for AG; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House and Senate Judiciary Staff on 115th Priorities; NAPO Condemns Anti-Police Painting Hung in U.S. Capitol: NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 114th Congress; TOP COPS® NOMINATIONS DUE JANUARY 13th - January 9, 2017
NAPO Condemns Anti-Police Painting Hung in U.S. Capitol - January 3, 2017
NAPO Statement on Obama Appointment of Debo Adegbile to Civil Rights Commission - December 19, 2016
NAPO Participates in DOJ Law Enforcement Risk Management Forum; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes NAPO Endorsed Criminal Justice and Mental Health Reforms; NAPO Joins National Blue Alert Advisory Group; Congress Clears NDAA Conference Report; NAPO Priorities: 2016 Year-End Review - December 13, 2016
NAPO Participates in Trump DOJ Presidential Transition Team Meeting; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes PSOB Improvement Act; NAPO Victory! House Passes NAPO Endorsed Criminal Justice and Mental Health Reforms; House Passes NDAA Conference Report; NAPO in the News; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Justice for All Reauthorization Act - December 5, 2016
Congress to Punt Final FY 2017 Spending Decisions until March 2017; Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for AG; National Institute of Justice Releases Final “Smart Gun” Baseline Specifications - November 22, 2016
Outlook: A Trump Presidency and a Republican Controlled Congress; NAPO Attends Public Sector HealthCare Roundtable Conference - November 15, 2016
NAPO Participates in National Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO Takes Part in DHS Presidential Transition Briefing; DOJ Finally Moves on Implementing National Blue Alert System; NAPO in the News; DOJ Study: Police Should Work in Pairs - November 1, 2016
NAPO Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to PSOB Program; NAPO Statement in Response to IACP Apology; NAPO Attends Second Law Enforcement Use of Force Symposium; NAPO on Hill: Meeting with New House Law Enforcement Caucus Staff; NAPO Participates on Call with Attorney General Regarding DOJ’s New Law Enforcement Data Collection Plan; DOJ Launches Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; - October 25, 2016
Administration Announces Changes to “Prohibited” and “Controlled” Military Surplus Equipment Lists; Helmets Removed; Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Leaves for a 6 Week Recess; NAPO Participates in Call with the Combating Violent Extremism Task Force; Senate Law Enforcement Caucus Promotes Operation Blue Shield; Your Nominations Make the Difference for TOP COPS - October 3, 2016
NAPO on the Hill: Meetings on the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act; NAPO in the News; NAPO Participates in PSOB Stakeholder Meeting to Review New Regulations; NAPO Endorsed Bill to Strength Ability of U.S. to Extradite Cop-Killers Moves in House; DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning to Law Enforcement; Now Accepting Nomination for Top Coops - September 26, 2016
Big Win for NAPO and PLEA in Arizona Supreme Court Case; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate Armed Services Committee on 1033 Program; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Senator Cornyn’s Staff on the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act; NAPO on the Hill: House Encryption Working Group Meeting - September 19, 2016
NAPO Submits Comments on PSOB Proposed Regulations; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate Armed Services Committee on 1033 Program; NAPO Rebukes Attorney General for Delay in Implementing Blue Alert System; NAPO in the News: NAPO Calls for Charges in Facebook Threats Against Detroit Police; NAPO in the News; Congressman Quotes NAPO in Floor Speech Supporting Police; NAPO Participates in Call with White House on School Safety; Register Today for NAPO’s Annual Legal Seminar - September 12, 2016
NAPO Attends PSOB Stakeholder Meeting: Program Updates and New Proposed Regulations; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate Armed Services Committee on 1033 Program; DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Congress Returns to Work September 6th - August 31, 2016
NAPO Participates in DOJ Meeting to Discuss Specifications on “Smart Gun” Technology for Law Enforcement; NAPO in the News: Boston Globe Publishes NAPO’s Letter to the Editor Regarding Anti-Cop Editorial Cartoon; NAPO in the News; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Rep. Pascrell on Social Security Reform; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate Leadership on PSOB Reform; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Rep. Poe on Judiciary Priorities; Bureau of Justice Statistics Looks to Implement Changes to Deaths in Custody Reporting Program - August 22, 2016
NAPO Meets with Vice President Biden on Community Policing; NAPO Submits Comments to Administration, DOJ Regarding Access to Surplus Military Equipment; NAPO Talks with DOJ on Federal Prosecution of Violent Crimes Against Police; NAPO in the News; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Ways and Means Committee Staff Regarding Social Security Reform; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with House Judiciary Staff - August 9, 2016
NAPO Submits to Administration Suggested Changes to Prohibited and Controlled Surplus Military Gear - August 5, 2016
NAPO Participates in Meeting with President, Activists on Community Policing; NAPO Meeting with White House Officials Regarding 1033 Program; NAPO Participates in 1033 Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group Meeting; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with House Armed Services Committee on 1033 Program; DOJ Announces It Will Withhold Certain Law Enforcement Funds from Sanctuary Cities; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; NAPO’s 38th Annual Convention - August 1, 2016
NAPO Responds to Isaiah Crowell Cop-Killing Post - July 14, 2016
NAPO Statement on the Murders of Dallas Police Officers; NAPO Meets with President and Vice President Over Shootings; NAPO in the News; Congress Adjourns for a Long Summer Recess on July 15; - July 12, 2016
NAPO Statement on the Murders of Dallas Police Officers - July 8, 2016
NAPO Opposes Bill Forcing Dangerous De-Escalation Practices on State and Local Law Enforcement; House-Passed Defense Appropriations Bill Restores 1033 Program; NAPO Participates in ONDCP Meeting on Opioid Epidemic; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - July 5, 2016
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Recovering Missing Children Act; Senate Passes Justice for All Reauthorization Act and Rapid DNA Act; New Public Pension Requirements Excluded from Puerto Rico Assistance Bill; Senate Debates Gun Amendments to CJS Spending Bill; Join NAPO for Our 38th Annual Convention - June 28, 2016
After Tragedy in Orlando, NAPO Presses for Law Enforcement Access to 1033 Gear - June 14, 2016
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves PSOB Reform Bill; NAPO in the News; NAPO Presses President and AG Again to Prioritize Extradition of Cop-Killers from Cuba; House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Homeland Security Spending Bill; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; Join NAPO for Our 38th Annual Convention! - June 13, 2016
NAPO Sends Followup Letter to President and Attorney General to Urge Continued Progress on Extradition - June 10, 2016
Senators Grassley, Gillibrand Introduce PSOB Reform Bill; NAPO in the News; House Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal 2017 DOJ Spending Measure; Senate Appropriations Committee Approved Homeland Security Measure; Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider LE-Friendly Amendments to ECPA Reform - May 31, 2016
NAPO in the News; House Subcommittee Approves Fiscal 2017 DOJ Spending Measure; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Justice for All Reauthorization Act and Rapid DNA Act; Senate Judiciary Committee to Take Up ECPA Amendments; NAPO Thanks Our Corporate and Law Enforcement TOP COPS® Sponsors - May 25, 2016
NAPO Victory! Bulletproof Vest Partnership Reauthorization Signed into Law; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Fallen Heroes Flag Act; NAPO Participates in Press Conference Calling for Action on the Thin Blue Line Act; On the Hill: NAPO’s Lobby Day and Legislative Luncheon; House and Senate Pass NAPO Priority Bills during Police Week; NAPO Congratulates Our 2016 TOP COPS®; - May 18, 2016
NAPO Meets with Vice President; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Rep. Culberson; NAPO in the News; NAPO Endorses Rapid DNA Act - May 9, 2016
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds PSOB Oversight Hearing; NAPO-Backed PSOB Reform Bill Introduced; NAPO Victory! Recovering Missing Children Act Passes House Ways & Means Committee; NAPO Endorses Burr-Feinstein Encryption Bill; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; - May 2, 2016
NAPO Victory! House Judiciary Committee Approves BVP Reauthorization; NAPO Victory! Fallen Heroes Flag Act Passes Senate; NAPO Meeting with Rep. Dan Donovan; Senate Appropriators Approve DOJ Spending Levels; NAPO Participates in White House Open Police Data Meeting; NAPO’s 23rd Annual TOP COPS Awards®; 2016 Lobby Day: Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - April 26, 2016
NAPO Attends PSOB Stakeholder Meeting; NAPO in the News; House Judiciary Committee Largely Ignores Law Enforcement Concerns, Passes ECPA; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Senate Majority Whip’s Office; NAPO’s 23rd Annual TOP COPS Awards®; 2016 Lobby Day: Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - April 18, 2016
PSOB to Move on 9/11 Related Exposure Cases; NAPO in the News; Pressure on Judiciary Committee to Respond to ECPA Concerns Prior to Markup; 2016 Lobby Day: Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - April 11, 2016
House Lawmakers Ignoring Law Enforcement Concerns with ECPA Amendments; NAPO in the News; NAPO Opposes Inclusion of Public Pension Requirements into Puerto Rico Assistance Proposals; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; NAPO Congratulates Our 2016 TOP COPS®; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - April 4, 2016
NAPO Honors 2016 Top Cops! - April 1, 2016
Supreme Court Lets Stand Fair Share Payments to Unions - March 29, 2016
NAPO Sends Letter to President & AG Regarding Extradition of Cop-killers from Cuba; DOJ Announces Resumption of Asset Forfeiture Program; Blue Lives Matter Act Introduced in the House; House Introduces Companion Bill to Repeal President’s Executive Order Limiting Military Surplus Equipment; NAPO Discusses PSOB Concerns with Directors of BJA and PSOB; House Social Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on GPO& WEP; NAPO in the News; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - March 28, 2016
Letter to President & Attorney General Regarding Extradition of Cop-Killers From Cuba - March 22, 2016
NAPO Endorsed Bill Introduced to Repeal President’s Executive Order Limiting Military Surplus Equipment; NAPO Participates in the National Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting; NAPO Participates in ABA Body Camera Task Force; NAPO Meetings on the Hill: House Judiciary Committee Members Regarding Email Privacy Act; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Recognition Luncheon - March 21, 2016
NAPO Participates in White House Meeting on Officer Safety and Wellness; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Senate Rules Committee; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with Rep. Jolly’s Staff; NAPO in the News; NAPO Attends Blue Mass Steering Committee Meeting; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon; - March 16, 2016
NAPO Participates on a Call with Chairman McCaul, Rep. Reichert on “Going Dark” Issue; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings House Minority Whip; Senate Law Enforcement Caucus; NAPO Attends Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security Annual Meeting; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon - March 8, 2016
Appropriations Face a Bumpy Road as Process Begins; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate Majority Leader’s Office; House Law Enforcement Caucus; Senate Judiciary Committee; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Eric Williams Correctional Officers Protection Act; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon - March 1, 2016
Impact of Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s Death On Current Court Cases; NAPO on the Hill: Meeting with House Majority Leader’s Office; NAPO Attends 1033 Program Stakeholder Meeting; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Congressional Awards Luncheon - February 22, 2016
NAPO Victory! House Passes Bill to Make National 9/11 Memorial a National Memorial; NAPO Sends Letter to NFL Commissioner Goodell Regarding Beyoncé Anti-Cop Halftime Act; Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies; NAPO on the Hill: BVP Reauthorization, Mental Health Hearing, NAPO Judiciary Priorities; President Releases FY 2017 Budget Proposal; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Congressional Awards Luncheon - February 18, 2016
NAPO Protest Letter to NFL over Black Panther Half-Time Show - February 10, 2016
NAPO Victory! House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Make National 9/11 Memorial a National Memorial; NAPO Endorses Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act; Police Executives Propose Dangerous New Use of Force Rules for Line Officers – NAPO’s Reply from the Rank and File Perspective; 2016 Lobby Day Legislative Update & NAPO’s Annual Congressional Awards Luncheon - February 9, 2016
POLICE EXECUTIVES PROPOSE DANGEROUS NEW USE OF FORCE RULES FOR LINE OFFICERS - February 8, 2016
NAPO Victory! IRS Proposed Rules on Normal Retirement Age Respond to NAPO’s Concerns; NAPO VICTORY! House Judiciary Committee Approves Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act; NAPO Meets with Attorney General Lynch, Top DOJ Officials; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: BVP Reauthorization, Mental Health Bills; DOJ Releases FAQ on Suspension of Equitable Sharing Payments; NAPO’s Legislative Scorecard for the 114th Congress, Mid-Term Report; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - February 1, 2016
NAPO Victory! IRS Proposed Rules on Normal Retirement Age Respond to NAPO’s Concerns - January 27, 2016
NAPO on the Hill; NAPO in the News; Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Friedrichs Case; House Judiciary Committee to Markup Justice and Mental Health Bill; Rep. Jolly Recognizes NAPO in Floor Speech - January 12, 2016
Congress Cuts $1.2 Billion from Asset Forfeiture Program; NAPO in the News; NAPO Attends DOJ Meeting on President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing; Push for Independent Prosecutors for Cases of Police Use of Deadly Force; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; - January 6, 2016
NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Zadroga Act, 2-Year “Cadillac” Tax Delay; NAPO Victory! Senate Passes Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act; NAPO Executive Director Discusses Officer Safety With DOJ Officials; NAPO in the News; Puerto Rico Assistance Act and New Public Pension Requirements Excluded from Omnibus; NAPO Priorities: Year-End Review; - December 22, 2015
NAPO Victory! Zadroga Act, “Cadillac” Tax Delay Included in FY 2016 Omnibus Spending and Tax Bills - December 16, 2015
NAPO Victory! Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act Passes Senate; Zadroga Act Update; Lawmakers Look to Delay Excise Tax 2 Years; NAPO Participates in PSOB Stakeholders Meeting; NAPO Opposes Inclusion of Public Pension Requirements into Puerto Rico Assistance Act; NAPO Attends DOJ Meeting on Advancing Diversity in Law Enforcement; Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 15, 2015
NAPO Victory! Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act Passes Senate - December 11, 2015
NAPO on the Hill: Zadroga Act Lobby Day and Update; Rep. Deutch Introduces NAPO DPPA Amendment; Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Repeal Excise Tax; NAPO Pushes for Access to Military Surplus Equipment; Email Privacy Act Faces Roadblocks; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet; 28th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar - December 7, 2015
NAPO Submits Amicus Brief in Friedrichs Case; NAPO on the Hill: Zadroga Act Update; NAPO Working with Rep. Deutch to Introduce Modification to DPPA; NAPO in the News; 28th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar - November 23, 2015
NAPO Supreme Court Victory; Police Organizations across the Nation Join NAPO in Tarantino Boycott; Majority of Congress Supports Zadroga 9/11 Health Act; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings with Senate and House Judiciary Staff; Appropriations Update: Protecting Bryne JAG and COPS Hiring Funding; NAPO Meetings: Public Sector HealthCare Roundtable Conference; NAPO Blocks Amendment Allowing Heavier Trucks on Highways; 28th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar; - November 16, 2015
DOJ Releases Report on Ambushes on Police Officers; NAPO Calls for Boycott of Tarantino; NAPO in the News; Majority of Congress Supports Zadroga 9/11 Health Act; House Judiciary Chairman Introduces Underfunded 9/11 Victims Compensation Bill; Senate Democrats Filibuster Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act; NAPO Meetings: DHS Call Regarding Release of Foreign-Born Prisoners; House Passes Reconciliation Package that Includes Repeal of Excise Tax; FAA to Require Drone Registration; House Republicans Elect Paul Ryan for Speaker; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - November 2, 2015
NAPO Meets with Assistant AG for Civil Rights Division; NAPO Joins 9/11 First Responders in Lobbying for Zadroga 9/11 Health Act; NAPO Participates in AG’s Summit on Violent Crime; NAPO Takes Part in Body Camera Summit; NAPO Speaks at Press Conference Supporting Thin Blue Line Act; NAPO on the Hill: Meetings Concerning Serious Claims Backlog at PSOB Office; NAPO Endorses the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act; The Mental Health & Safe Communities Act Introduced in the House - October 16, 2015
Federal Legislative Overview on Police Body-Worn Cameras - October 15, 2015
Legislative Positions Update - October 6, 2015
NAPO Submits Comments to IRS on Cadillac Tax; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; Recommendations Released on Federally-Acquired Equipment for State and Local Law Enforcement Use; Vote to Elect New House Speaker Postponed Until October 29th; NAPO’s Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - October 5, 2015
Letter to IRS Regarding Concerns with Cadillac Tax - September 30, 2015
NAPO Supports the Thin Blue Line Act - September 28, 2015
NAPO Joins 9/11 First Responders, Jon Stewart in Lobbying for Passage of Zadroga Act - September 21, 2015
NAPO Calls on Amazon and Facebook to Stop the Promotion of Anti-Law Enforcement Merchandise - September 18, 2015
NAPO STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - August 31, 2015
NAPO meeting at White House; Update on Cadillac Tax Legislation - August 1, 2015
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act - July 6, 2015
NAPO Meets with Attorney General Lynch; NAPO in the News; Driver’s Privacy Protection Act; NAPO Supports Social Security Fairness Act; White House Criticizes Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Bill - June 29, 2015
NAPO Boycotts CNN Advertisers; NAPO in the News; DPPA Hill Briefing; Loretta Lynch Sworn in As Attorney General; NAPO Supports Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act; NAPO Supports Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; NAPO Hill Briefing with Rep. Sinema’s Staff; NAPO Supports Law Enforcements Officers Equity Act; & NAPO Attends Hill Event on Sentencing Reform - June 22, 2015
NAPO Boycotts CNN Advertisers; NAPO Presents Legislative Award to Senator Ayotte; NAPO Supports James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act; NAPO Opposes Stop Militarizing Police Act; NAPO Attends NORA Public Safety Sector Council Meeting; Senate Appropriations Committee Reports Out CJS Bill; & Apply for the Body-Worn Camera Pilot Implementation Program Solicitation - June 16, 2015
NAPO Boycotts CNN Advertisers - June 15, 2015
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act & Driver’s Privacy Protection Act; NAPO Expresses Concerns Related to Restrictions on Law Enforcement Access to Surplus Federal Equipment; House Passes 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Spending Plan; Kelly Wins Runoff for Mississippi House Seat - June 8, 2015
President Signs Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act & Modifications to DPPA; NAPO Supports Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; NAPO Opposes Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; NAPO Urges Congressman Conyers to Consider Recommendations to Shield Our Streets Act; NAPO Opposes National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act; NAPO Opposes National Criminal Justice Commission Act; NAPO Opposes CADET Act; NAPO Opposes Police Training and Independent Review Act - June 1, 2015
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Passes; President Signs Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act & Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Law National Blue Alert Act Into Law; NAPO in the News; Driver’s Privacy Protection Act; NAPO Meets with Senior Leaders to Discuss Transfer of Military Equipment to Law Enforcement Agencies; James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act; House Appropriations Committee Advances CJS Spending Bill; Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Body Cameras; BJA Launches Body-Worn Camera Toolkit; & NAPO Supports Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - May 26, 2015
NAPO Meets with Vice President Biden & Attorney General Lynch; Congress Passes the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act & Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Law National Blue Alert Act; House Passes Fallen Heroes Flag Act; NAPO in the News; NAPO Congratulates the 2015 TOP COPS; NAPO Continues to Engage Administration on Behalf of NAPO Members; Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO Attends FirstNet Briefing; House Panel Advances CJS Spending Bill; AG Lynch Testifies on Capitol Hill; Sally Yates confirmed as No. 2 at DOJ; Dan Donovan Wins Special Election - May 18, 2015
NAPO's President and Executive Director Meet with AG Loretta Lynch - May 14, 2015
NAPO Victory!! Senate Passes BVP Grant Program Reauthorization Act - May 7, 2015
NAPO Continues to Engage Administration on Behalf of Members; Senate Passes Rafael Ramos & Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Comprehensive Justice & Mental Health Act; NAPO Submits Comments Regarding Cadillac Tax; NAPO Supports Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; NAPO Submits Comments Regarding Firearm Enhancement Sentencing Guidelines; NAPO Meetings on Capital Hill; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO TOP COPS Winners & Honorable Mention Recipients; BJA Releases FY 2015 Grant Solicitation for State & Local Law Enforcement - May 4, 2015
NAPO VICTORY: Senate Passes Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act - April 30, 2015
NAPO’s Executive Director Participates in FEMA Roundtable Discussion & Meets with ATF Leadership; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Passes Senate; Feinstein-Kirk Amendment to Stop Online Sex Trafficking Passes Senate; NAPO Supports Comprehensive Justice & Mental Health Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; Crime Victims Fund; NAPO Attends Blue Mass Steering Committee Meeting; LEADS Act; Loretta Lynch Confirmed by Senate; 2015 Legislative Update & Capitol Hill Lobbying - April 27, 2015
NAPO’s Executive Director Speaks at James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act Press Conference; NAPO in the News; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act, Rafael Ramos & Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of and BVP Grant Program Reauthorization Act; Measure Introduced to Combat Mental Health Crisis in Criminal Justice System; Letter on Tax Reform Working Group on Savings & Investments; Civil Asset Forfeiture; 2015 Lobby Day - April 20, 2015
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, Congressmen Engel’s and Guinta’s Staff; NAPO Supports the Family Health Care Flexibility Act; Civil Asset Forfeiture; May 13, 2015 Legislative Update and Capitol Hill Lobbying - April 13, 2015
NAPO Attends NCJA Brown Bag; NAPO Meeting on Capitol Hill; Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015; DHS Announces Grant Guidance For FY 2015 Preparedness Grants; 2015 Legislative Update & Capitol Hill Lobbying - April 6, 2015
NAPO VICTORY! Senate Judiciary Committee Passes BVP Reauthorization Act & Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act; Congress Passes Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015; NAPO’s Executive Director Meets with DOJ Leaders; NAPO in the News; NAPO Submits Statement on Unmanned Aerial Systems; 9/11 Health and PSOB Amendments in Senate Budget Resolution; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO Supports Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act; Minority Leader Reid and Senator Coats Announce Retirement; 2015 Legislative Update and Capitol Hill Lobbying - March 30, 2015
NAPO VICTORY! Senate Judiciary Committee Passes BVP Reauthorization Act & Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act - March 26, 2015
NAPO Attends White House Briefing on 21st Century Police Task Force; NAPO in the News; NAPO Urges Full Funding of BVP Program; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: Rafael Ramos & Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015; James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: Senator Peters & Congressman Marino; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO Comments to U.S. Sentencing Commission; ATF Chief & Congressman Aaron Shock Announce Resignations - March 23, 2015
NAPO’s Executive Director Meets with Acting Deputy AG Sally Quillian Yates; NAPO in the News; Suspect Arrested in Ferguson Shooting; NAPO’s Legislative Priorities Booklet; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; Support Byrne-JAG & MIOTCRA Funding; NAPO Supports the RAISE Act and the SALTS Act; NAPO Attends Blue Mass Steering Committee Meeting; Law Enforcement Letter Regarding ALPR Technology; ATF Drops Proposed Ammo Ban - March 17, 2015
NAPO in the News; NAPO Supports the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; NAPO Attends 2015 Annual Meeting of the Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security; NAPO Supports the Health Savings Act of 2015; House Passes Bill to Fully Fund Homeland Security; Senator Mikulski Will Not Seek Reelection - March 9, 2015
NAPO’s Executive Director Testifies at Task Force, Meets with New Jersey Delegation and Meets with Vanita Gupta; Senate Judiciary Committee Passes JFVTA; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Loretta Lynch Nomination; NAPO Meetings on Capital Hill; NAPO Supports Zadroga Reauthorization - March 2, 2015
Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act, Social Security Fairness Act, & Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program - February 24, 2015
NAPO’s Executive Director Testifies at Task Force on 21st Century Policing Listening Session; NAPO In the News; Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act Passed by Senate Finance Committee; NAPO Supports Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans’ Health Plans Act, Thin Blue Line Act, & Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act; NAPO ECPA; NAPO Meeting on Capitol Hill; JFVTA; Civil Asset Forfeiture Hearing; & ONDCP Director - February 18, 2015
NAPO in the News; ECPA; New Priorities; Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015; Fallen Heroes Flag Act; President’s FY 2016 Budget Request & Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet - February 10, 2015
NAPO President Testifies at Task Force on 21st Century Policing Listening Session; Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearings – AG Nominee; Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; ECPA; DHS Roundtable; & Legislative Positions Update - February 2, 2015
NAPO in the News; Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearings–Attorney General Nominee; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; PSOB Legislation; JMHCA; ECPA; & Naloxone Toolkit - January 26, 2015
President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing; NAPO Discusses Civil Asset Forfeiture Policy & Data Collection with AG Holder; Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; BVP Grant Program Reauthorization; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; Homeland Spending Bill; & Executive Order Regarding Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition - January 20, 2015
President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing; NAPO Supports National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; ISIS Threatens Law Enforcement; NAPO Supports BVP Grant Program Reauthorization Act; Grassley Sets Timetable for Loretta Lynch Hearings; Immigration; Boehner Reelected as House Speaker; & White House to Meet Feb. 2 Deadline for Budget Release - January 13, 2015
Thousands of Police Officers Attend Funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos; Obama Announces Intention to Nominate Sally Yates to Serve as Next Deputy Attorney General; NAPO in the News; Legislative Scorecard Results; NAPO Supports National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; & Submit a TOP COPS® Nomination - December 29, 2014
NYPD Line of Duty Deaths; Register for NAPO’s 27th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar; NAPO Named to President’s Task Force; Mandatory Body Armor & Seatbelt Wear Policies; NAPO Supports Zadroga Reauthorization; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; Spending Package; Congress Does Not Alter Transfers of Surplus Military Gear to Law Enforcement; President Signs Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act Into Law; Scholarship Opportunity; and Nominate a TOP COP - December 22, 2014
27th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar, 'Cromnibus' Cleared by Senate, NAPO Attends White House Policy Briefing, Attorney General Holder Announces Stricter Policies to Curb Profiling, NAPO Meets with House Judiciary Committee's Staff, NAPO Attends National Criminal Justice Association Brown Bag, NAPO Voices Concerns Regarding Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review Project, NAPO Attends Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Chaired by Senator Durbin, NAPO Attends Roundtable Regarding Body Camera Policy, NAPO Voices Concerns Regarding Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review Project, NAPO Meets with PPOA Leadership, Senator Murray Announces Intent to Take HELP Committee, Help NAPO Generate TOP COPS® Nominations - December 15, 2014
White House Community Policing Proposal; Teleconference with Attorney General Holder; NAPO Meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Staff; NAPO Responds to Members of Congress Who Made “Hands-Up” Gesture on House Floor; NAPO Joins Congressman McNerney to Press For More Funding; NAPO Participates in Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review; Bill Cassidy Defeats Senator Mary Landrieu; Online ARIDE Training Available; Help NAPO Generate TOP COPS® Nominations - December 9, 2014
Grand Jury Reaches a Decision in Ferguson; NAPO Supports the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; NAPO Participates in LE Review Project; and TOP COPS® Nominations - December 1, 2014
NAPO's Executive Director Participates in Labor/Management Roundtable; NAPO Supports the Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; NAPO Supports the JFVTA; NAPO Meets with ONDCP; House Leadership Changes; Immigration Policy; & TOP COPS Nominations - November 24, 2014
NAPO contacts Congressional leadership to request support for Zadroga bill; Capitol Hill meetings; COPS 20th Anniversary; NAPO supports the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act; Law Enforcement Review; House Armed Services Committee hearing on 1033 Program; Congressional leadership changes; and request for TOP COP nominations - November 17, 2014
President Obama Nominates Loretta Lynch to Serve as Next Attorney General; Midterm Election Results; Capitol Hill Meetings; and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review - November 10, 2014
NAPO’s Legislative Positions Update; NAPO Meetings on the Hill: Death in Custody Reporting Act & Michigan Members; Director Comey’s Remarks on Impact of Emerging Technology on Law Enforcement; & Naloxone Toolkit - November 3, 2014
NAPO Contacts Senate Judiciary Committee Members to Oppose Death in Custody Reporting Act; NAPO Participates in Law Enforcement Review Project; & Capitol Hill Meetings - October 28, 2014
NAPO Sends Letter of Protest to Acting USSS Director Clancy RE: USSS Request to Disarm Port Authority Police Officers; AG Announces Acting Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division; NAPO Sends Recommendations to Congress Regarding Ebola Response; NAPO Participates in Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review Project; FBI Director Urges Tech Companies to Make Devices Wiretap-Friendly - October 20, 2014
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; NAPO Supports James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act; NAPO Pursues Passage of Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; AG Responds to Smartphone Encryption Policies - October 14, 2014
Register for NAPO’s Roundtable Discussion; AG Holder Announces COPS Hiring Grants; NAPO Reacts to College’s Decision to Invite Cop-Killer to Deliver Commencement Speech; NAPO Participates in CABT Meetings; Hill Meetings; & JFVTA Discussion with Senator Cornyn’s Staff - October 6, 2014
AG Holder Resigns; NAPO Attends White House Briefing on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention; Capitol Hill Meetings; Legislative Positions Update; FBI Response to Apple Encryption; and Register for NAPO Roundtable Discussion - September 29, 2014
NAPO White House and AG Meetings; Week On Capitol Hill - September 22, 2014
Governor Jerry Brown Rejects Parole Panel Recommendation to Free Jesus Cecena; NAPO Supports the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act; NAPO Pursues Passage of Second Chance Reauthorization Act; HSGAC Hearing; Meetings on Capitol Hill; and NAPO Roundtable Discussion - September 15, 2014
NAPO Participates in Conference Call with Attorney General Holder; Status of NAPO’s Brief of Amici Curiae; NFL Responds to NAPO’s Letter Regarding Off-Duty Officers Carrying Concealed Firearms; Meetings on Capitol Hill; & October Roundtable Discussion - September 8, 2014
NAPO Responds to USA Today Article Regarding Police Accountability & NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill - September 2, 2014
NAPO Runs Open Letter to the People of Ferguson and Police Officer Darren Wilson in St. Louis Post Dispatch; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; and NAPO’s Legislative Positions Update - August 25, 2014
Message to All NAPO Members and Supporters About the Ferguson, Missouri Incident - August 20, 2014
NAPO Responds to NFL’s Policy Regarding Qualified Off-Duty Officers Carrying Concealed Firearms; NAPO Supports SALTS Act; NLEOMF Officer Fatalities Report; and CDC/NIOSH LE Studies - August 18, 2014
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill; NAPO Supports the Fairness for Fallen Officers Act; CBP Authorization Approved By House; & NAPO Endorsements - August 11, 2014
NAPO Participates in Meeting with DOJ Leadership and LE Stakeholders to Discuss Comprehensive Law Enforcement Review Project; House Passes VOCAA Reauthorization Act; Meetings on Capitol Hill; LE Caucus Briefing; Cell Phone Bills Advanced by House - August 4, 2014
NAPO Pursues Passage of Second Chance Reauthorization Act; NAPO Lobbies Capitol Hill to Push Important Changes in IRS Rules for Retired Officers’ Health Care; NAPO Attends NCJA Brown Bag; and DHS Announces Grant Allocations for FY 2014 Preparedness Grants - July 28, 2014
NAPO Attends CPRS Meeting, Meetings on Capitol Hill, & NAPO Supports Fairness for Fallen Officers Act - July 14, 2014
Legislative Positions Update, Supreme Court Decision-Harris v. Quinn, Capitol Hill Meetings, & Treasury Department Meeting - July 7, 2014
Senate Passes VOCAA Reauthorization Act, Legislative Scorecard, NAPO Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Warrant Requirements for Cell Phone Searches; NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill, and HSA Act Update - June 30, 2014
Health Savings Act, ALPR Technology, Hill Meetings, Pension Protection, CJS Appropriations, NORA Public Safety Sector, & House Leadership - June 24, 2014
VOCAA Reauthorization, Texas Parole Board Decision, BVP Grant Act, NCJA Brown Bag, NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill - June 18, 2014
Legislative Positions & Sponsor/Cosponsor Spreadsheet Update, Senate CJS Bill Advances, NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill, New Legislation - June 9, 2014
CJS Appropriations Bill, Hill Meetings, & COPS Program Applications - June 2, 2014
NAPO's Week on the Hill - May 27, 2014
NAPO Congratulates the Winners and Thanks the Sponsors of the 2014 TOP COPS® - May 22, 2014
Remarks by the President and the Vice President Honoring the National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS - May 20, 2014
Legislative Updates - May 19, 2014
Take Action - BVP Grant Program Reauthorization Act - May 6, 2014
NAPO requests DOL improve overtime rules, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Passes, NAPO participates in Durbin’s hearing, CJS Bill - May 5, 2014
Register to Attend NAPO’s Legislative Day on Capitol Hill; NAPO Attends NCJA Brown Bag, Blue Mass Meeting and FirstNet Telecon; NAPO Supports the Line of Duty Act - April 28, 2014
Legislative Positions Update, BVP & Byrne-JAG Funding, Capitol Hill Meeting, & Funding for Law Enforcement 'Active Shooter' Training: - April 21, 2014
Dallas Police Association responds to convicted cop killer’s death penalty appeal - April 17, 2014
COPS bill introduced in Senate, NAPO lobbies Capitol Hill on IRS rule changes, CJS appropriations bill timeline, NLEOMF, and MIOTCRA support - April 14, 2014
NAPO Victory – Excellence in Mental Health Act Signed Into Law, NAPO Attends House Appropriations Subcommittee, National Journal Event with Representative Bob Goodlatte, and we need you to Contact Your Senators Today - April 7, 2014
Capitol Hill Update - March 24, 2014
Gary Blankinship Sworn-In as United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas - March 17, 2014
NAPO’s Legislative Positions Update - March 10, 2014
Senate Confirms R. Gil Kerlikowske and Debo Adegbile Vote Breakdown - March 7, 2014
NAPO Victory - Senate Blocks Nomination for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at DOJ - March 5, 2014
The Nomination for Asst. Attorney General, NAPO Participates in JMHC Act Working Group, Meetings on Capitol Hill, Chairman Goodlatte and Congressman Forbes Ask DOJ to Appeal Court Decision that Allows Gang Members to Stay in U.S. - February 24, 2014
Take Action Against Nomination of Asst. Attorney General, NAPO Meetings with Reps. Sessions and Reichert, and Participation in NCJA Brown Bag, Victory on TSA Decision, & Update on Postal Reform - February 18, 2014
Senate Confirms Gary Blankinship to Serve as United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas - February 12, 2014
NAPO Meets with Texas Congressmen, Works to Increase Support for the JMHCA, Participates in National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Meeting, Meets with Bilirakis's Staff regarding the DPPA, and HSGAC Advances Postal Reform Act of 2013 - February 10, 2014
TAKE ACTION – Help NAPO oppose the nomination for Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division - February 6, 2014
NAPO Meets with COPS Office Director, Briefings on Capitol Hill and NAPO Attends NCPERS Annual Legislative Conference - February 3, 2014
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill, Legislative Position Updates and Sponsor/Cosponsor List - January 27, 2014
NAPO Opposition to Parole of Thelette Brandon - January 23, 2014
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill - National Blue Alert Act & The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Resuthorization Act - January 22, 2014
NAPO opposition to parole of Joseph Comfort - January 14, 2014
NAPO’s letter to Chairwoman Mikulski requesting the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative be transferred to the COPS Office - January 14, 2014
Meeting with COPS Office Director, Support for the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, DOJ Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Regulation Regarding Federal Firearms, and Law Enforcement Fatalities at Lowest Level - January 13, 2014
NAPO Strongly Opposes Civil Rights Division Nomination - January 8, 2014
JMHCA Update, Scholarship Offer for Law Enforcement Families, Appropriators Face Time Crunch and Cell Phone Theft Concerns - January 6, 2014
NAPO’s Executive Director Interviewed by Wall Street Journal, Legislative Positions and Co-Sponsor Updates - December 30, 2013
Jeh Johnson Confirmation, NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill, SFC Hearing on Social Security, NCJA Brown Bag, Silver Alert and Excellence in Mental Health Act - December 23, 2013
Gary Blankinship US Marshal Nomination Advances - December 19, 2013
Updates on Mental Health Legislation, Victims of Child Abuse Act, DPPA, and Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act - December 16, 2013
Washington Report - December 9th - December 9, 2013
NAPO Responds to Parole of Voltaire Williams - December 6, 2013
Parole Denied to John Ruzas - December 4, 2013
NAPO’s Legislative Positions Update - December 2, 2013
NAPO Briefing on Capitol Hill - Driver’s Privacy Protection Act & Officer Sean Collier - November 25, 2013
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill - National Blue Alert Act & Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act - November 18, 2013
NAPO’s Executive Director Discusses New COPS Office Director with Attorney General Holder - November 12, 2013
Washington Report on NAPO's Capitol Hill Activities - November 6, 2013
Letter to Congress Regarding Arming TSA Agents - November 5, 2013
NAPO’s Executive Director Gives Interview on the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act - October 30, 2013
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill – Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act - October 28, 2013
NAPO Supports National Runaway Prevention Month - October 24, 2013
NAPO Meets with Senator Cardin’s Staff to Discuss the National Blue Alert Act - October 23, 2013
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill – Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act - October 22, 2013
Jeh Johnson Nominated to be the Next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - October 21, 2013
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - October 17, 2013
Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program - October 16, 2013
Executive Director Meets with Congressman Capuano - October 15, 2013
Learn more about the role of social media in the Law Enforcement Community - October 11, 2013
NAPO meets with Senator Murkowski's staff to discuss reintroducing the Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act - October 10, 2013
NAPO Continues Efforts to Pass the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - October 8, 2013
NAPO is recognized in the Congressional Record as a supporter of the End Sex Trafficking Act - October 7, 2013
NAPO Meetings of Capitol Hill - Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act - October 4, 2013
NAPO meets with staffers for members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to discuss postal reform - October 3, 2013
DOJ announces Hiring and Community Policing Development Program awardees - view the CDP Awards List - October 2, 2013
NAPO provides a legislative recap of September activities - October 1, 2013
Updated Legislative Positions as of Oct. 1 - October 1, 2013
NAPO supports the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013 - September 30, 2013
NAPO meets with Senator Franken's staff to discuss the JMHCA - September 26, 2013
NAPO continues to urge members of Congress to reintroduce legislation to extend collective bargaining rights to public safety officers. - September 25, 2013
NAPO Meetings on Capitol Hill - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act - September 25, 2013
NAPO contacts members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmenta Affais Committee as Postal Reform legislation is considered - Letter to Carper - September 24, 2013
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill - Driver's Privacy Protection Act - September 23, 2013
VICTORY!!!National Blue Alert passes Senate Judiciary Committee - September 20, 2013
NAPO Victory in US Court of Appeals Decision: Deputies' Free Speech Rights Protected in "Facebook Case." - September 19, 2013
Secretary Napolitano Bids DHS Farwell - September 16, 2013
NAPO attends VP's VAWA reception, lobbies on Capitol Hill and provides information on Upcoming Events - September 13, 2013
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill - Driver's Privacy Protection Act - September 11, 2013
Joint Law Enforcement Letter on S-357 - National Blue Alert Act - September 10, 2013
National Blue Alert Act of 2013 - September 10, 2013
NAPO attends the Monthly National Criminal Justice Association Brown Bag - September 9, 2013
NAPO continues its Twitter Campaign and Prepares for Congress to return from recess - September 6, 2013
NAPO Briefings on Capitol Hill - Drivers Privacy Protection Act - September 5, 2013
NAPO Advocates Reintroducing Legislation to Extend Collective Bargaining Right to Public Safety Officers - Letter to Senate Committee Members - September 4, 2013
Texas Pete Responds to Rolling Stone Cover - September 3, 2013
Synthetic Abuse and Labeling Toxic Substances Act - August 30, 2013
Worker's Compensation Reform Act - August 29, 2013
Mental Health Legislation - August 27, 2013
DHS Announces Grant Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013 Preparedness Grants - August 26, 2013
Help NAPO support National Runaway Prevention Month - August 23, 2013
NAPO contacts Senator Begich to express support for the Social Security Fairness Act - August 22, 2013
NAPO supports R. Gil Kerlikowske's nomination for Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - August 21, 2013
Meeting with Senator Flake's Staff regarding the Blue Alert - August 20, 2013
NAPO Legislative Updates - August 19, 2013
NAPO participates in Roundtable discussion regarding No Cells in Cells - August 16, 2013
NAPO's Response to Rolling Stone Cover - August 15, 2013
Letter from WalMart's Chief Marketing Officer regarding the Rolling Stone Cover - August 15, 2013
NAPO & PPOA Meeting with Senator Coburn's Staff - August 14, 2013
Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act - August 13, 2013
Letter to Senator Lee regarding the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - August 12, 2013
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - August 12, 2013
Letter to Senator Coburn regarding the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - August 12, 2013
Detroit Police Officers Association Letter requesting support - August 9, 2013
Drivers Privacy Protection Act and Rolling Stone Response Letter - August 9, 2013
NAPO meets with Senator Landrieu's Staff regarding the PPOA - August 8, 2013
NAPO participated in the National Criminal Justice Association Webinar - August 7, 2013
NAPO participated in a listening session at the Department of Justice - August 6, 2013
Blue Alert Update - August 2, 2013
NAPO Victory regarding the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant - August 1, 2013
NAPO supports the end of Sex Trafficking - July 30, 2013
Federal Budget Cut Backs - July 29, 2013
Affordable Care Act Effect on the Criminal Justice System - July 25, 2013
Senate Appropriations Meeting Mark Up - July 18, 2013
NAPO Attends National Criminal Justice Association Brown Bag - July 17, 2013
Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - July 16, 2013
National Blue Alert Bill - July 15, 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Stepping Down - July 12, 2013
Letter of Endorsement for James Comey as FBI Director - July 9, 2013
Letter to Chairwoman Milkulski regarding Byrne JAG - July 8, 2013
Letter to Tom Coburn regarding Blue Alert - July 1, 2013
Letter to Patrick Leahy regarding BVP Grant Program - June 24, 2013
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act 2013 Passes - June 20, 2013
Sign-On Letter for Justice and Mental Health - June 17, 2013
NAPO Victory with Amendment to Metal Theft Prevention Act - June 14, 2013
Discussion on Public Pension Plan Financing - June 12, 2013
Hearings on DOJ's FY 2014 Budget - June 10, 2013
Sequestration - May 23, 2013
COPS Update DOJ Listening Session - May 20, 2013
NAPO Victory! U.S. House of Representatives passes National Blue Alert Bill! - May 7, 2013
NAPO Response to Metal Theft Protection Act Confidentiality Provision - April 5, 2013
Please Help Fund the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program in 2014! - April 3, 2013
FY14 funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) - April 1, 2013
NAPO Leadership Invited to White House - March 28, 2013
Assault Weapons Legislation fails for now - March 21, 2013
No Cells in Cells - March 20, 2013
Afternoon Edition - March 18, 2013
Obama to Nominate Perez to Sec. DOL - March 18, 2013
Assault Weapons Ban Passes Committee - March 14, 2013
Executive Actions to Reduce Violence Meeting - February 27, 2013
Cops in Schools Funding Legislation Introduced - February 25, 2013
State of the Union Address - February 13, 2013
Meetings on Capitol Hill - February 12, 2013
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - February 11, 2013
NAPO Endorses National Blue Alert Act of 2013 - February 1, 2013
Congressional Response to COPS Funding Proposal - January 28, 2013
New York State Gun Law and LEOSA - January 25, 2013
Assault Weapons Bill Introduced - January 24, 2013
Florida Supreme Court Decision Regarding Public Pensions - January 23, 2013
President's Proposal to Reduce Gun Violence - January 16, 2013
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - January 15, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has tendered her resignation to the President - January 10, 2013
January 2013 Special Edition Washington Report: "Fiscal Cliff" - January 2, 2013
December 2012 Year-End Washington Report - December 28, 2012
November 2012 Washington Report - November 7, 2012
Special Edition, Election 2012 - October 23, 2012
September 2012 Washington Report - September 19, 2012
July 2012 Washington Report - July 16, 2012
June 2012 Washington Report - June 18, 2012
May 2012 Washington Report - May 3, 2012
April 2012 Washington Report - April 11, 2012
March 2012 Washington Report - March 7, 2012
January 2012 Washington Report - January 11, 2012