2021: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Condemning The Tulsa Race
Massacre, Rejecting White Supremacy, Celebrating Ethnic And Cultural
Diversity, And Acknowledging Racism In American History. In May 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted against the adoption of the rule which would,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide for automatic agreement,
upon adoption of the rule, to a resolution (H Res 398) that would
express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States
should condemn the violence perpetrated in May 1921 against the African
American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Okla., known as the Tulsa Race
Massacre; reject and actively oppose white supremacy; call upon
Americans to celebrate ethnic, racial and religious diversity in the
United States; and acknowledge and learn from the history of racism and
racial violence in the United States." The vote was on adoption of the
rule. The House adopted the rule by a vote of 212-206, and thus adopting
H.Res. 398. [House Vote 147,
5/18/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/18/21;
Congressional Actions, H. Res.
398;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
403]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Condemning The Attacks Of
White Supremacists Against Black Residents In Atlanta, Georgia In 1906
And Against Reaffirming Commitment To Combat White Supremacy And Seek
Racial Justice. In December 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the "automatic passage of /
agreement to: [...]H Res 1382) related to motorcycle profiling and
condemning white supremacy, respectively. [...] H Res 1382 would state
that the House of Representatives condemns the actions of white
supremacist mobs that attacked Black residents of Atlanta, Ga., in 1906;
honors the memory of the victims and acknowledges the lasting impact of
the incident on Atlanta's Black community; expresses support for the
designation of a national day of remembrance for the victims of forced
migrations of Black Americans throughout U.S. history; and reaffirms the
commitment of the federal government to combat white supremacy and seek
reconciliation for racial injustice." The vote was on the adoption of
the rule and automatic agreement to the resolution. The House adopted
the rule and resolution by a vote of 215-206. [House Vote 547,
12/23/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/23/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1531;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1382]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against A Resolution That
Condemned The "Great Replacement" Theory, Honored The Victims Of The
Buffalo, NY Shooting, And Reaffirmed The Federal Government's Commitment
To Combatting White Supremacy. In June 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick effectively voted against the
"automatic agreement to a resolution (H Res 1152) that would express
that the House of Representatives condemns the 'great replacement'
theory, which is a conspiracy theory advocated by white supremacists
suggesting that nonwhite individuals are being brought into Western
countries to 'replace' white voters and achieve a political agenda. It
would state that the House honors the memory and legacy of the victims
of the May 14, 2022, mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., referring to the
shooting as a 'white supremacist act of violent extremism,' and
reaffirms the federal government's commitment to combatting white
supremacy by developing a whole-of-government approach to address white
supremacist violence." The vote was on the adoption of the rule. The
House adopted the rule by a vote of 218-205, thus the resolution was
automatically adopted. [House Vote 236,
6/8/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/8/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1152;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1153]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Condemning The "Great
Replacement" Theory. In June 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the "motion to order the previous
question on the rule (H Res 1153) that would provide for [...]
automatic agreement to a resolution (H Res 1152) condemning the 'great
replacement' theory." The vote was on a motion to order the previous
question. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 217-205. [House
Vote 235, 6/8/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
6/8/22; Congressional Actions,
H.Res.
1152;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1153]