2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Required
Funding Under The Elementary And Secondary Education Act To Be
Distributed To Each State In A Proportional Amount To The Number Of
Students In The State In Relation To The Nationwide Total Of Students.
In March 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted
against an amendment to the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which would
"require any funds made available under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act after the bill's enactment to be consolidated and awarded
to each state in a proportional amount to the number of students in the
state relative to the total number of students in the United States, for
each state to carry out educational activities permitted by state laws."
The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House rejected the
amendment by a vote of 83 to 331. [House Vote 159,
3/24/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/24/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
129]