One voice for the Office of Sheriff

Legislative Issues

Court Security

NSA Supports S. 445- Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2013

NSA Supports H.R. 953- Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2013

D Block

D Block Talking Points (pdf)

OP-ED: Vice President Biden on Broadband Public Safety (pdf)

NSA's Position Paper and Resolution on Allocation of D Block Spectrum to Public Safety (pdf) (4/22/2010)

Hatch Act Reform

Hatch Act Modernization Act Guidance for State and Local Employees

Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 Fact Sheet (pdf)

Immigration

NSA Position Paper on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (updated 6.25.13)

Fact Sheet on H.R. 2278, the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act

Fact Sheet on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

NSA Legislative Positions

NSA Position on Key Legislation (as of 06.03.13)

NSA's 2013 Legislative Priorities (pdf)

NSA Position on Key Legislation (pdf)

NSA's 2011 Legislative Priorities (pdf)

Other

Fact Sheet on H.R. 1417, the “Border Security Results Act of 2013”

Fact Sheet on S. 357/ H.R. 180, the “National Blue Alert Act of 2013”

Fact Sheet on S. 264, the “Excellence in Mental Health Act”

Fact Sheet on S. 445/ H.R. 953, the “Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2013”

07.10.13 Opening Comments by NSA at Federal Communications Commission Workshop: Reforming Inmate Calling Service Rates

Fact Sheet on S. 394- Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013

Fact Sheet on H.R. 1919, the Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013

Congressional Testimony

Read testimony of sheriffs in Congress on important issues affecting criminal justice and public safety issues.

04.10.13 Sheriff Richard Stanek’s (Hennepin County, MN) Statement for the Record at House Judiciary Committee/ Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations—“Luxury Jets and Empty Prisons: Wasteful and Duplicative Spending at the Department of Justice.”

07.25.12 Sheriff Richard Stanek’s (Hennepin County, MN) Statement for the Record at House Judiciary Committee/Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security – “Beyond the Streets: America’s Evolving Gang Threat”

07.18.12 NSA President Sheriff Larry Amerson’s Statement for the Record at Senate Judiciary Committee/Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law Hearing – “What Facial Recognition Technology Means for Privacy and Civil Liberties”

5.15.12 NSA Statement for the Record on House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Hearing – “Hatch Act: Options for Reform”

2.15.12 NSA President Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald statement for the record on Senate Judiciary Hearing – “Protecting Those Who Protect Us: The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.”