National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to act quickly to provide critical funding to local and State governments, which are expected to experience severe revenue shortages and impact public safety operations
Statement of National President Patrick Yoes on FOP-Centerra Partnership for PPE Equipment
All across our country, FOP members are on the frontlines—keeping our homes, neighborhoods and streets safe in this time of crisis. The men and women in law enforcement have always […]
S. 3434, the “Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act,”
National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Senator Cortez Masto in support of S. 3434, the “Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act,” which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources
our nation’s Governors, urging them to amend their State and local workman’s compensation laws
National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent another letter to our nation’s Governors, urging them to amend their State and local workman’s compensation laws through executive or legislative action and establish a presumption that law enforcement officers who contract COVID-19 did so in the line of duty
Statement of National President Patrick Yoes on Announcement of Changes to PSOB in COVID-19 Cases
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded today’s announcement that law enforcement and other public safety officers who file a death benefit claim through the Public […]
H.R. 6436, which would repeal the direct payment requirement in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act
National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Representatives Chabot and Horn, in support of their bill H.R. 6436, which would repeal the direct payment requirement in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which was passed by Congress in 2006 as part of the Pension Protection Act
Fraternal Order of Police Sounds Alarm on Mass Release of Convicted Criminals in District of Columbia
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, sounded the alarm on the decisions in the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions to release offenders without any process […]
Fraternal Order of Police Scores Victory at Supreme Court on License Plate Check
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Kansas v. Glover which held […]
Fraternal Order of Police Calls on Congress to Pass Social Security Fairness Act to Boost Economy and Help Older, Vulnerable Retirees
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, called on Congress today to take up and pass H.R. 141/S. 521, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” which would repeal […]
Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Neal and Representatives McCarthy and Brady, requesting that the House consider including the “Social Security Fairness Act”
National FOP President Patrick Yoes sent the following letter to Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Neal and Representatives McCarthy and Brady, requesting that the House consider including the “Social Security Fairness Act” into the so-called “Phase 4,” a bill being developed in the Senate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
