2019: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Preventing Corporate Campaign
Expenditures Except If The Corporation Has A Method To Learn The
Political Views Of Its Shareholders. If March 2019, Fitzpatrick voted
against an amendment that would, according to Congressional Quarterly,
"prevent[ed] corporate campaign expenditures unless the corporation in
question has established a system by which the the [sic] political
views of its shareholders could be assessed." The underlying bill was
H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, which would reformed the
electoral system and instituted new ethical rules for government
officials. The House agreed to the amendment by a vote of 219 to 215.
The House later passed the underlying bill. [House Vote 109,
3/7/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/7/19; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
56;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1]
2019: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Prohibiting The SEC From
Requiring Companies To Disclose Contributions To Tax-Exempt Groups. If
March 2019, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment that would, according
to Congressional Quarterly, "effectively maintain existing law that
prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from using agency funds
to require certain financial disclosures, including political
contributions; the amendment would strike language in the bill that
would repeal this prohibition." The underlying bill was H.R. 1, the For
the People Act of 2019, which would reformed the electoral system and
instituted new ethical rules for government officials. The House
rejected the amendment by a vote of 195 to 237. [House Vote 114,
3/7/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/7/19; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
85;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1]
2018: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Removing Language That Continued A
Current Policy Blocking An SEC Rule On Political Spending Disclosure.
In July 2018, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment that would have,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "remove[d] the bill's ban on the
use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules on
the disclosure of political contributions." The underlying bill was an
FY 2019 Interior, Environment and Financial Services appropriations
bill. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 190 to 224. [House
Vote 358, 7/18/18;
Congressional Quarterly, 7/18/18;
Congressional Actions, H. Amdt.
944;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6174]