Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

FLEOA provides a legislative voice for the federal law enforcement community, and is frequently called upon to provide testimony at congressional hearings. FLEOA monitors legislative issues that may impact federal law enforcement officers, and encourages its membership to contact their elected officials to express their concerns.  As the lead federal law enforcement association advocating this important legislation, FLEOA's unified voice led to the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act being signed into law on June 1, 2010 (P.L. 111-178).  Thanks to FLEOA's advocacy, this important legislation covers all federal law enforcement officers.  

On July 31, 2008, FLEOA scored a monumental achievement when its initiated proposal, The Badge of Bravery, was signed into law (P.L. 110-298).  FLEOA was also instrumental in the passing of the Federal Retirement Reform bill (P.L.111-31), a.k.a. FERS Sick Leave Credit bill.  FLEOA'S sustained efforts also led to the Secretary of Commerce hosting a signing ceremony for the issuance of retiree credentials for its agents and officers. FLEOA'S membership has also been instrumental in increasing the death benefits for federal law enforcement officers; increasing premium pay for 1811s to 25% of a criminal investigators actual grade; passage of Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) in 1994; extending LEAP for Special Agents of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in 1998; passage of the Degan Bill, which provides scholarships for spouses and children of those killed in the line of duty; passage of the Federal LEO Good Samaritan Act; and passage of the Congressional Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement. 

Currently, FLEOA'S legislative activity is focused on: law enforcement OWCP disability reform, removal of LEAP from the pay-cap, amending the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and authorization for all active and retired officers to fly armed.  The views expressed by FLEOA National Officers, on behalf of FLEOA, are solely representative of FLEOA and do not represent the position of the agency that employs them. The officers volunteer their valuable free time to further the goals of FLEOA and the federal law enforcement community.