Legislation
ISPLA Legislative Update
Rep. Charles B. Rangel [D-NY-15] has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a leave of absence from his position as chairman of powerful Committee on Ways and Means due to recent findings of the House Ethics Committee. Congressman Rangel, 79, a twenty term member of Congress, has long been regarded as one of its [...]
5Mar2010 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | Continued
ISPLA Participates in DOJ Symposium on Indigent Defense
At the invitation of the U.S. Department of Justice, Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action board member Nicole Bocra and government affairs director Bruce Hulme participated in the National Symposium on Criminal Defense last week in Washington, D.C. The symposium was organized to correct deficiencies presently existing in the legal representation of the [...]
24Jan2010 | ISPLA | 0 comments | Continued
S560, The Employee Free Choice Act, Dead?
Contract security guard companies can breathe a bit easier; the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) seems to be near dead in the water, now that the Democrats lost their 60-vote majority in the Senate. In addition, the loss of a potential appointee to the National Labor Relations Board this week occurred when Republicans blocked the [...]
8Jan2010 | Bruce Hulme | 0 comments | Continued
Private Investigators in a Changing Political Climate
[This is a very good update by Bruce Hulme, the investigations industries' undisputed top politico, as to what has just occurred in D.C. and the political climate from an industry point of view. It also reiterates our immediate need for a PAC and answers some very common questions about PAC's. Working with everyone in D.C. [...]
7Jan2010 | ISPLA | 1 comment | Continued
Michigan Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act Before the State Legislature
There is yet another move in Michigan to wrangle in the Bail Agents, Fugitive Recovery Agents and Bail Bond Runners working within the state- this time in the form of Michigan House Bill 5536, the “Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act.”
Read the original bill here.
This bill has not yet been approved by either the Senate or [...]
6Jan2010 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | Continued
ISPLA Represents Industry at Congressional Briefing on Indigent Criminal Defense
Peter Psarouthakis, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Investigators & Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) testified on behalf of the investigative industry on December 14th at critical hearings held in Detroit, Michigan.
He provided comments to both the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Briefing on Solutions to the Indigent Defense Crisis and the Michigan House [...]
ISPLA Represents Industry at FTC Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Bruce Hulme, Director of Government Affairs for Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) has been invited to take part in the Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtable discussions, a series of day long discussions on Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues. The first roundtable discussion in this series was on December 7th with the focus on [...]
5Dec2009 | ISPLA | 0 comments | Continued
ISPLA Legislative Thanksgiving 2009 Holiday Update
ISPLA expects very little action from Congress over the Thanksgiving Holiday recess, but for those interested there have been some recent developments in the courts regarding HR218 which may impact the rights of some law enforcement officers and a few colleagues. HR218 is the bill that became the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act [...]
25Nov2009 | ISPLA | 0 comments | Continued
NCISS Legislative Update: Personal Data Privacy and Data Breach Acts
Colleagues,
Larry Sabbath and I spent this Thursday morning watching the Senate Judiciary Committee discussing two issues of concern to NCISS and the investigative profession. The committee passed S-1490, the “Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2009” and S-139, the “Data Breach Notification Act.” These bills require notification of consumers after beaches [...]
ISPLA Meets with the Federal Trade Commission
ISPLA’s Chairman Peter Psarouthakis and Bruce Hulme, Director of Government Affairs, were joined by ISPLA Executive Committee members, Nicole Bocra, Al Cavasin, Jim Carino and Jim Olsen at a conference recently held with Federal Trade Commission representatives of the Division of Privacy and Identification Protection.
The FTC was presented with industry position statements concerning several bills [...]
ISPLA Fall 2009 Currently Pending Legislation and House Bills
Dear Investigation and Security Professionals,
During September, ISPLA representatives met in Washington, DC with Congressional sponsors, or their staff, regarding each of the following House bills, except for the Employee Free Choice Act; that legislation will be resolved in the Senate.
Privacy advocates are aggressively pushing their agenda with continued efforts to close investigative and security professionals’ [...]
ISPLA Presents First Two PAC Contribution Checks to Senators in Washington DC
Editor’s Note: This is very BIG news! We all finally have a voice in Washington D.C. that gets lawmakers’ attention using the only method that really works… political contributions (CASH). We need to support the ISPLA in their efforts. Join ISPLA today.
Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action – Political [...]
Pretrial Release Association Moves to Put Commerical Bail Bondsmen Out of Business
Warning! The video clip below clearly illustrates that the agenda of NAPSA is: “To abolish professional bail boding in the United States!” Many have seen this video clip, if you have not, look at it now.
NAPSA has one objective: To Put You Out of Business!
Last week, at the start of the 2009 PBUS Midyear Meeting [...]
ISPLA Releases First National Legislation Tracking Website for Investigators
Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) is proud to announce that their exclusive, first of its kind, and real-time state and federal legislative tracking system for the investigative and security professions is now open online to all for a limited time.
To view and use this great system, go to Legislation Tracking
This is a [...]
