2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package,
Which Provided $82.4 Billion For The Commerce-Justice-Science
Agencies. In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted to concur with the Senate amendment to the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which would "provide
approximately $25.5 billion for the Agriculture Department and related
agencies; $82.4 billion for the Commerce and Justice departments and
science and related agencies; $797.7 billion for the Defense
Department; $54 billion for the Energy Department and federal water
projects; $27.6 billion for the Treasury Department, federal judiciary
and a number of executive agencies; $60.7 billion for the Homeland
Security Department; $38.9 billion for the Interior Department, EPA and
related agencies; $207.4 billion for the Labor, Health and Human
Services and Education departments and related agencies; $6.9 billion
for legislative branch entities; $154.2 billion for the Veterans
Affairs Department, military construction, and related agencies; $59.7
billion for the State Department and related agencies; and $87.3
billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
departments and related agencies." 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]