Federal Legislative Agenda
From overcrowding to the need for better safety equipment, keep track of CCPOA's work on federal legislative issues that effect you.
December 28, 2010
End of Session Update, 111th Congress - January 2011
Paying into Social Security: Protecting CCPOA members
CCPOA members have never been required under federal law to pay into the social security system. Such a requirement would impose an additional 6.1 % payroll tax on CCPOA members and an additional 6.1% tax on the State. While there have been several proposals over the years that would require all state and local government employees to pay into the system as a way to increase revenue, no such legislation was considered during the last session of Congress. CCPOA worked with Members of the California Congressional Delegation; and Members of the House Ways and Means Committee; Subcommittee on Social Security; the Senate Committee on Finance; and the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Deportable Criminals Serving Time in California’s Prisons and Jails: CCPOA Working to Secure Reimbursement...
February 8, 2010
Collective Bargaining Rights
Support collective bargaining rights to public safety officers. This is supported on behalf of officers in states that do not have such rights and would have no impact on CCPOA members.
February 8, 2010
Peace Officer Bill of Rights
Support a national bill of rights for peace officers. This is supported on behalf of officers in states that do not have such rights and would have no impact on CCPOA members.
February 8, 2010
Victims of Crime
Support victims of crime and measures that would increase penalties for repeat, violent criminals.
February 8, 2010
Federal Lawsuits
Requiring the federal government to pay the cost of legal defense in those cases in which charges are filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against a law enforcement officer for on-duty conduct and the officer is found to be not guilty in a jury trial.
February 8, 2010
Protecting Correctional Officers From Exposure to Transmissible Diseases
Work against any change to the federal regulation that allows states to disclose medical information of inmates to correctional officers is not overturned.
February 8, 2010
Safer Staffing Levels in State Prisons
Federal funding to states for hiring additional correctional officers.
February 8, 2010
Appropriate Punishments for Killing and Assaulting Correctional Officers
Death penalty for killing a correctional officer and increased penalties and prosecutions of inmates who assault correctional officers.
February 8, 2010
Protecting Officer’s Personal Information
Prevent inmates at federal, state and local level from accessing social security numbers.
February 8, 2010
Tax Exemptions
Tax exemptions for officers who donate hours to families of officers who die and for families who receive the donations.
February 8, 2010
Criminal Aliens
Increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program that provides reimbursement to states for the costs of incarcerating criminal aliens.
February 8, 2010
Prison Privatization
- prohibit states from housing state prisoners in private prisons in other states
- prohibit the use of federal grant money by states to privatize corrections
- to require private prison companies to disclose the same information to the public as is required of the public sector
- to prevent the federal government from contracting with the private sector to house federal inmates
February 8, 2010
Social Security
Oppose requiring public sector employees to pay into the social security system.
January 29, 2010
Federal Legislative Update for January 2010 (Archive)
Federal Legislative Update for January, 2010
Highlights in this report:
- The Senate passes Health Care Reform legislation, which includes an excise tax on “high cost” plans, including self insured employers that offer and administer plans. We strongly oppose this provision and working to get it stripped from the final version.
- The President signed into law an omnibus appropriation bill. Funding for Public Safety Officer Benefits and Vests are at the amount we requested; funding for SCAAP is higher than in earlier versions of the bill but not enough to cover the costs of incarcerating criminal aliens...
