HELP FOR MISSISSIPPI POLICE OFFICERS
- SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES:
(1) Support H.R. 82/S. 206, the “Social Security Fairness Act”
We currently have three hundred thirty (330) cosponsors—more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the House—on H.R. 82. Please note that this total differs slightly from THOMAS, as we are not including in our count Delegates Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam), Donna M. Christensen (D-VI), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who have limited voting rights on the floor. We are also not including Representatives Julias Carson (D-IN), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), or Charlie Norwood (R-GA), all of whom have died this year. Similarly, Representatives Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and Martin Meehan (D-MA), who resigned their seats, are also not included in our count.
In January, National President Chuck Cantebury sent a letter to the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, Representatives Michael R. McNulty (D-NY), urging him to take action on the bill. Chairman McNulty has not yet replied. That letter can be found here.
We currently have thirty-six(36) cosponsors on the Senate companion bill, S. 206.
The National Legislative Office has identified fifteen(15) Members From Ten(10) States which had previously cosponsored this bill in the 109th Congress. A list of these Members has been forwarded to the National Legislative Committee, who will in turn distribute it to the State Legislative Contacts and leaders in the appropriate States.
B. Support H. R. 980/S. 2123, the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act” On 17 July, the U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed H.R. 980 under a suspension of the rules on a 314-97 vote. The result of that vote, Roll Call #633, can be viewed here.
The bill was transmitted to the Senate for further action. Prior to the end of the session, S. 2123 was offered as an amendment to H.R. 2914, the “Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act) but it was withdrawn After we concluded that we did not haveenough votes to pass it because Of The absence of five to six Senators that would have voted in its favor. See the FAQ on the Grand Lodge website for additional details.
We currently have thirty-one(31) cosponsors on S. 2123.
The FOP has posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document about The Legislation in our website, which can be found here.
The Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act Signed Into Law By President Bush!
August 2005. New Orleans, LA.
Message from President George Bush - Video
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