Legislation Opposed by the National Fraternal Order of Police

• H.R. 59 (Jackson-Lee, D-TX), the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act," would restore the right to vote in Federal elections to released felons who are denied that right by the State in which they reside;
• H.R. 68 (Jackson-Lee, D-TX), the "No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act," which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program;
• H.R. 73 (Jackson-Lee, D-TX), the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;
• H.R. 1409(Miller, D-CA), the "Employee Free Choice Act," which would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system;
• S. 560 (Kennedy, D-MA), the "Employee Free Choice Act," which would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system;
• S. 650 (Feingold, D-WI), the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty;
• TOP PRIORITYLegislation which would mandate participation in Social Security for all newly hired State and local employees;
• Legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations;
• Legislation or amendments that would have the effect of weakening P.L. 106-185, the "Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000";
• Legislation which would create or fund "civilian review boards" of law enforcement at any level of government;
• Legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives; and

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