2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide Approximately $6 Billion For The
Department Of Justice To Grant Lump-Sum "Catch-Up" Payments To 9/11
Survivors, Spouses And Dependents Eligible For Claims. In September
2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for with
the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, which would "authorize the Justice
Department to issue lump-sump 'catch-up' payments to 9/11 survivors,
spouses, and dependents who are eligible for claims from the Justice
Department's Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The catch-up
payments would be made to match proportions of payments received from
the fund by other eligible family members, such as parents and
non-dependent children. It would authorize such sums as necessary for
the payments and, as an offset, rescind $3 billion in unspent
COVID-relief funds appropriated by the March 2020 coronavirus relief law
(PL 116-136)." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a
vote of 400-31. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill.
[House Vote 477,
9/30/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/30/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8987]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package,
Which Included Funding To Ensure Continuation Of Compensation For 9/11
Victims. In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted to concur with the Senate amendment to the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which would "include provisions
to address flexibility for state and local coronavirus relief funding,
use of Russian asset seizures for Ukraine aid, breastfeeding workplace
accommodations, compensation for 9/11 victims, aviation preparedness,
ocean and land conservation programs, consumer protections, pesticide
safety and lobster fishing regulations." The vote was on a motion to
concur. The House concurred with the Senate amendment by a vote of
225-201, thus bill was sent to President Biden and ultimately became
law. [House Vote 549,
12/23/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/23/22;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
6552;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2617]