Legislative
The National Troopers Coalition (NTC) is a national law enforcement organization, advocating for over 47,000 state troopers spanning 43 member states. Our state police and highway patrol are some of the most highly trained police officers in the country. Our officers work in their states and lead enforcement efforts across all facets of law enforcement including criminal investigations, narcotic interdiction and trafficking, cyber-crime and digital forensics, traffic patrol, and traditional laboratory services.
Across the country, state law enforcement continues to face significant recruitment and retention challenges, due both to the demands of the job and as a direct result of issues of affordability, including housing, health care and retirement. We look forward to addressing the challenges of affordability by continuing to work with the Administration and Congress so our state police and highway patrol can continue to safeguard our communities, our states, and the country.
THANK YOU to Members who supported the Social Security Fairness Act to finally Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision/Government Pension Offset (WEP/GPO) that unfairly penalized law enforcement retirees and their spouses for decades. While our retirees, spouses, and widows are now receiving their updated, fair share benefits, we need to ensure that these lump sum benefit payouts are protected from taxation; Please cosponsor HR 7361 (Goodman R-TX) No Tax on Restored Benefits
THANK YOU for including the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act in FY2026 NDAA to extend federal Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program to first responders who die or are disabled by certain occupational cancers caused by job-related exposures.
THANK YOU for passing the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act HALT Act into law: H.R. 27 (Griffin, R-VA) S. 331 (Cassidy R-LA) PASSED SENATE To permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act.
Requests to support and cosponsor:
HELPER Act: H.R. 2094 (Rutherford, R-FL), S. 978 (Moody, R-FL)
Establishes a program to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Under the Act, first responders and others will be eligible for a first-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment. The mortgage is subject to a one-time, up-front mortgage insurance premium to cover the costs of the program.We commend the HELPER Act to Congress to be included in any major housing legislation considered this year. The HELPER Act offers a practical, no-cost solution that helps law enforcement officers afford homes in the communities we serve, exactly the kind of tangible affordability solution that both President Trump and Congress have promised to deliver.
Fuel the Force Act: HR 7210 (Fitzpatrick R-PA) directly addresses recruitment and retention by exempting the first $100,000 of annual income earned by full-time, experienced law enforcement officers from federal taxation.
Expanding Health Care for First Responders Act, S. 3221 (Gallego, R-AZ) H.R. 6147 (Landsman, D-OH) to lower the Medicare enrollment age for first responders to 50.
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Benefits Act S 3897 (Cruz R-TX) H.R. (Weber R-TX) Amend the existing Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program to speed up benefit determinations.
Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL); S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX) Increases penalties for the murder or attempt to murder law enforcement officers. Federal law establishes sixteen aggravating factors for a jury to consider when hearing a legal case involving the death penalty, including an aggravating factor for attacks on elected officials, judges, and federal law enforcement officers. Attacks on state law enforcement officers are not held to the same standard. The Thin Blue Line Act would remedy that.
Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122 (Banks, R-IN); H.R. 503 (Foxx, R-NC) To amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity, a court-created rule that protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff's rights, and in the case of any action under section 1979, into law. This bill would provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim and extend protection to first responders.
Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; S. 3577 (Moreno, R-OH) To provide funding to State and local law enforcement agencies to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking.
Invest to Protect Act of 2023: H.R. 2711 (Gottheimer D-NJ) S. 768 (Grassley, R-IA, Cortez Masto D-NV): Directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention.
Law Enforcement Officers Safety (LEOSA) Reform Act: H.R. 2243 (Bacon, R-NE) S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) To exempt qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms.
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