2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted To Impeach President Joe Biden.
In December 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick
voted for "the resolution that would outline procedures and authorize
the ongoing investigation by House committees related to the impeachment
inquiry into President Joe Biden. Among other provisions, it would
authorize continued investigations by the House Judiciary, Oversight and
Accountability, and Ways and Means committees, and authorizes hearings
and the public disclosure of depositions of witnesses. It would provide
for the House Oversight and Accountability and Ways and Means committees
to prepare and send to the House Judiciary Committee reports on their
findings for consideration by the House Judiciary Committee ---
including for possible development of articles of impeachment by the
committee. It would require the House Judiciary Committee to conduct any
impeachment proceedings according to specified procedures, including
those that provide for participation by the president and his legal
counsel. The resolution would also provide for the automatic adoption of
the resolution (H Res 917), which effectively infers House approval for
the initiation of legal action to enforce subpoenas by the three
committees in federal court." The vote was on passage. The House passed
the resolution by a vote of 221 to 212. [House Vote 720,
12/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
918]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted To Impeach President Joe Biden.
In December 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick
voted for "motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and
possibility of amendment) on the resolution (H Res 918) that would
outline procedures and authorize the ongoing investigation by House
committees related to the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Among other provisions, it would authorize continued investigations by
the House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means
committees, and authorizes hearings and the public disclosure of
depositions of witnesses. It would provide for the House Oversight and
Accountability and Ways and Means committees to prepare and send to the
House Judiciary Committee reports on their findings for consideration by
the House Judiciary Committee --- including for possible development of
articles of impeachment by the committee. It would require the House
Judiciary Committee to conduct any impeachment proceedings according to
specified procedures, including those that provide for participation by
the president and his legal counsel. The resolution would also provide
for the automatic adoption of the resolution (H Res 917), which
effectively infers House approval for the initiation of legal action to
enforce subpoenas by the three committees in federal court." The vote
was on the motion to order the previous question. The House agreed to
the motion by a vote of 220 to 212. [House Vote 719,
12/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
918;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
917]