The Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, continues to push an aggressive legislative agenda in the 105th Congress. The F.O.P. is committed to legislation which will enhance public safety, support better living and working conditions for law enforcement officers, improve safety for the officers on the job, and continue to increase the level of efficiency and professionalism of law enforcement. Of crucial importance to the achievement of our legislative goals is the improvement of our grassroots lobbying efforts. One of the most effective means of legislative advocacy is the grassroots effort.
Legislators respond better to their constituents than to resident lobbyists.
Members of Congress are more interested, more educated, and more helpful to our legislative goals after meeting and talking with officers from their home State or district. Each member of the National Legislative Committee will be assigned a particular geographic region of the country and be responsible for collecting and analyzing follow-up data. Contact between F.O.P. members and their representatives is invaluable to advancing our agenda. These contacts and any responses received by local and State Lodges from Members of Congress will be forwarded by the National Legislative Committee to the National Legislative Office and be used to build our information database and strengthen the relationship between the Fraternal Order of Police and Congress.