2021: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Requiring The President And Vice
President To Disclose Any Conflicts Of Interest And Submit Their Tax
Returns For The Previous 10 Years. In March 2021, Fitzpatrick voted
against the For The People Act which would, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "require the president and vice president to divest any
financial interests that pose a conflict of interest and to regularly
submit tax returns for the previous 10 years to the FEC." The vote was
on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 220-210. The Senate
did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 62,
3/3/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/3/21; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
1]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Requiring Presidential And Vice
Presidential Candidates Disclose Their Tax Returns As Part Of A Larger
Anti-Corruption And Democracy Reform Bill. In March 2019, Fitzpatrick
voted against The 'For The People Act.' According to CBS, "H.R. 1 would
require presidential and vice-presidential candidates to disclose their
income tax returns and wants paper ballots to be used in federal
elections, mainly to reduce the risk of electronic voting machines being
hacked." The overall was, also according to CBS News, "the most sweeping
anti-corruption measure passed by the House of Representatives in a
generation, by a vote of 234 to 193. The bill focuses on voting rights,
campaign finance, and government ethics." The vote was on passage. The
House passed the bill by a vote of 234 to 193. [House Vote 118,
3/8/19; CBS News,
3/8/19;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1]