2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Establish A Grant Program To Aid States And
Tribal Organizations To Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms In Public Housing
And Facilities Serving Older Adults And Children. In April 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "require the Consumer Product Safety Commission
to establish a grant program to assist states and tribal organizations
with carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities, including for
public education activities and to purchase and install alarms in public
housing and facilities that serve children and the elderly." The vote
was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 362-49. The
Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 105,
4/15/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/15/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1460]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Appropriating $166 Million To The
Consumer Product Safety Commission. In July 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2023, which would provide "$166 million for the Consumer Product Safety
Commission." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a
vote 220-207, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not
take substantive action on the legislation. Congress passed and signed
into law the FY 2023 Budget through H.R. 2617. [House Vote 383,
7/20/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/20/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8294]
2017: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Exempting Regulations Related To The
Safety Of Children Toys From Legislation That Would Add Requirements For
How Federal Rules Are Made. In January 2017, Fitzpatrick voted against
an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly,
"exempt[ed] rules related to the safety of children's toys or
products. It would [have] remove the bill's provision that would
effectively overturn two Supreme Court decisions that require federal
courts to defer to an agency's interpretation of the underlying law or
rule when considering challenges to agency rules." The underlying
legislation, also according to Congressional Quarterly, "would modify
the federal rule-making process, including by codifying requirements for
agencies to consider costs and benefits of alternatives. The bill would
create additional steps that agencies would need to follow when planning
'major' rules with annual costs of more than $100 million or
'high-impact' rules with annual costs of more than $1 billion." The
vote was on the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of
190 to 233. [House Vote 40,
1/11/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 1/11/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 1/11/17; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
26;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5]