2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Provided The Mayor
Of D.C. The Authority Over The D.C. National Guard, Similar To The
Authority Given To Governors Over Their States' National Guards. In
July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted
against an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023, which would "give the mayor of the District of
Columbia the same authority over the D.C. National Guard that the
governors of states and territories have over their National Guards."
The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House adopted the
amendment by a vote 218-209. [House Vote 323,
7/13/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
260;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]