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| FOP's National Blue Alert Passes House!!! | 05/15/2012 |
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Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded news that H.R. 365, the "National Blue Alert Act," sponsored by Representative Michael G. Grimm (R-NY), was passed under a suspension of the rules on a 394-1 vote in the House.
"I applaud the passage of this legislation in the House," Canterbury said. "It is especially meaningful that the bill was adopted today, National Peace Officers' Memorial Day. This is a day set aside to honor the memories of those officers killed in the line of duty and a reminder of how much we owe the men and women patrolling our streets and neighborhoods."
The FOP helped to develop the language in the "National Blue Alert Act," using similar programs operating in several States as models. The bill that passed the House today mirrors the Amber Alert system by utilizing existing communications networks to immediately disseminate sensitive information to appropriate law enforcement and other public agencies to help identify a suspect in the event that a law enforcement officer is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.
"This is an officer safety issue," Canterbury added. "We strongly support its passage and I am grateful to House leadership for their work on this measure today. I hope to work with our allies in the Senate, which has already favorably reported the companion bill out of committee, to get a floor vote on the measure soon."
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