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FEDERAL OFFICER'S COALITION (FOC) OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE (FOP)

FOC Legislative Issues

We will update this page with information about legislative issues as it becomes available. We will also post any legislative updates from the National Legislative Office.

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FOC Archived Legislative Updates for 2001

Legislation of Concern to Federal LEOs:

H.R. 560 (Brady, R-TX), the "Safe Prisons Communications Act," would authorize the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the chief executive officer of a state to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the installation of devices to prevent, jam, or interfere with wireless communications within the geographic boundaries of a specific prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility under his or her jurisdiction.

PASSED!!! H.R. 2647 (Skelton, D-MO), the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010," which contained a provision that prohibits the expansion of and eventually repeals the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

H.R. 675 (Filner, D-CA), legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Support For Legislation to provide Federal law enforcement officers with a rebuttable presumption that a causal connection exists between their occupation and heart, lung, and hypertension disorders.

Support For Legislation which would protect the personal information of law enforcement officers and their families from public access.

Opposition For H.R. 59 (Jackson-Lee, D-TX), the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act," would allow convicted felons to vote in Federal elections if these felons are denied the ability to vote by the State in which they reside.

Opposition For Legislation which would mandate participation in Social Security for all newly hired State and local employees.

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