HR 327
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Milwaukee, WI signed.
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Kannapolis, NC writes:
As a leader, its hard to look into the faces of the men and women of my department and know that they are treated with bias in regards to retirement and pay. It is hard as a leader to keep morale high with attrition to other agencies based on simple economics.Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Ewa Beach, HI signed.
Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Prescott Valley, AZ writes:
Everyday these men and women put their LIFE on the line to protect and serve. They all deserve to be treated equally in every City, Township, County, State and Federal job they hold.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from Everett, WA signed.
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Hales Corners, WI writes:
Protect our Law Enforcement OfficersREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from Fargo, ND signed.
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Wilmington, NC writes:
I am a va Police officer we are the same as all other Police officers on the Leo retirement. Plus our pay is not on the level with everyone else MSA'S make the same as a police officer at our vaREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from Monroe, NY signed.
Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Newport News, VA writes:
This is a definitely needed, police officers in the position of a GS 0083 have all of the dangers an duties as a identified LEO, we get shot, killed, stabbed, beaten an degraded just like the LEO officers. In most situations we are looked upon an excepted as a leo all up until it comes to retirement an money, then we are not good enough! When I'm fighting for my life an cuffing the bad guys it's ok but don't pay me?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from San Francisco, CA writes:
I am writing regarding bill H. R. 327, To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions. This bill was sponsored by Congressman Bob Filner [D-CA51] and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on January 19, 2011. This legislation would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers. It would also save taxpayers' money and enhance public safety and national security. Due to their high level of training and the dangerous nature of the profession, Congress rightfully determined that Federal law enforcement officers should receive enhanced salary and retirement benefits compared to other Federal employees. However, law enforcement officers classified as GS-0083 police officers were not initially covered. Over time, Congress has partially corrected this injustice by granting GS-0083 officers in some agencies, including the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service Uniformed Division, law enforcement officer (LEO) status for salary and retirement benefits, but today nearly 30,000 dedicated law enforcement officers in the GS-0083 series working for Department of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard do not receive these benefits. Congress has even granted LEO status to Air Traffic Controllers and many employees of the Bureau of Prisons (such as cooks), whose primary duties are not law enforcement related. These dedicated men and women put their lives on the line as law enforcement officers for different agencies including the Department of Defense and Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, FBI, U.S. Postal Police, Federal Protective Service, National Institute of Health, US Mint, and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. They serve as our Federal government's first responders, and are asked to face the same hazards as their State and local counterparts and when one of them falls in the line of duty, their names are added to the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial here in Washington, DC. Through regulatory authority the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has promulgated that the definition of a "law enforcement officer" for salary and pay benefits does not include "an employee whose primary duties involve maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, guarding against or inspecting violations of law, or investigating persons who are suspect or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States." These officers may achieve for LEO status by appealing to Merits Systems Protection Board (MSPB) or the OPM, but since 2000, the OPM and the MSPB, with the backing of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, have made it extremely difficult for these officers to gain LEO status through judicial review. As a Department of the Army Police Officer, I am required toREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from San Francisco, CA signed.
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Fort Buchanan, PR writes:
The blood of one of our heroes should be enough ink to sign the LEOEA for all. How much bloodshed needs to be share?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from Dayton, OH signed.
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Jun 2nd, 2016Someone from Stony Brook, NY writes:
Fair is fair. These men and women risk their lives daily to do a job that most don't have the courage to do.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 2nd, 2016Someone from Park Ridge, IL writes:
I am in strong support of this bill. It would be a terrible injustice to these men & woman who put their lives on the line not to pass this. Thank you.REPORT COMMENTS
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