Legislative Outreach
Thin Blue Line Act
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This bill would make targeting or killing of a police officer, correctional officer, fire fighter, or
first responder while on duty, makes it an aggravating factor in the death penalty.
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If you would like to write a letter to your elected representative, please click on the link below and fill out the form. It will only take moments, but the impact will be large. Thank you!
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-thin-blue-line-act
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Prison Cellphone Jamming Reform Act
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This bill would provide coverage to jam cellphone signals near federal facilities where inmates are incarcerated. Limiting cellphone signals would deter criminal activity by use of cellphones.
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If you would like to write a letter to your elected representative, please click on the link below and fill out the form. It will only take moments, but the impact will be large. Thank you!
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https://actionnetwork.org/letters/prison-cellphone-jamming-reform-act-of-2023-2
Eric’s Law
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This bill would allow a new jury to be impaneled if the jury does not reach a unanimous decision in a defendant’s death penalty case.
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Pay Our Correctional Officers Fair
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This bill will revise locality pay rates for employees of the BOP located outside of an established General Schedule locality pay area.
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If you would like to write a letter to your elected representative, please click on the link below and fill out the form. It will only take moments, but the impact will be large. Thank you!
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https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pay-our-correctional-officers-fairly-act-3
Law Enforcement Tax Fairness for Workers Act
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This bill would establish, “above-the-line” deduction for law enforcement for certain employee - related expenses such as union dues, purchase of uniforms and equipment, and certain development classes such as learning a second language.
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If you would like to write a letter to your elected representative, please click on the link below and fill out the form. It will only take moments, but the impact will be large. Thank you!
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​https://actionnetwork.org/letters/law-enforcement-tax-fairness-for-workers-act
Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act
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This bill would allow officers to elect to have OPM consider the full value of overtime
compensation accrued in calculating their retirement annuity (high 3’s)
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If you would like to write a letter to your elected representative, please click on the link below and fill out the form. It will only take moments, but the impact will be large. Thank you!
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https://actionnetwork.org/letters/law-enforcement-officer-fair-retirement-act-2023
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