2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Exclude Classification As Income For
Particular Pandemic-Related Unemployment Compensation For Medicaid And
CHIP Eligibility. In March 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill which
would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "exclude certain
pandemic-related unemployment compensation from being classified as
income for the purposes of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance
Program eligibility." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill
by a vote of 246-175, sent to the Senate and President and ultimately
became law. [House Vote 96,
3/19/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/19/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1868]