2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $9.9 Billion For The Commerce
Department, Including $570 Million To The International Trade
Administration And $373.5 Million To The Economic Development
Administration. In March 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the first portion of the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus
Appropriations, which would "provide $9.9 billion for the Commerce
Department, including $570 million for the International Trade
Administration and $373.5 million for the Economic Development
Administration;" The vote was on the motion to concur in the Senate
amendment with a House amendment. The bill was divided and this vote was
the first portion of the bill. The House concurred with the Senate by a
vote of 361-69. After resolving differences, the bill was sent to the
President and became law. [House Vote 65,
3/9/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
2471]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Establish A Supply Chain Resiliency Program
Under The Department Of Commerce With Regular Reports To Congress And To
Require The Commerce Department To Designate Critical Industries Every
Four Years. In May 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to
Congressional Quarterly, "the bill, as amended, that would require the
assistant secretary of Commerce to direct the Office of Industry and
Analysis to promote U.S. leadership in industries, supply chains and
emerging technologies that are critical for U.S. national and economic
security. It would require the assistant secretary, within 180 days of
the bill's enactment, to establish in the Commerce Department a supply
chain resiliency program and crisis response program to map, monitor and
model such supply chains and identify high priority supply chain gaps
and vulnerabilities. It also would require the assistant secretary,
within 270 days of the bill's enactment, to designate critical
industries, supply chains and goods and update them at least every four
years. It would require the assistant secretary, within one year of the
bill's enactment and every two years thereafter, to submit to the
congressional commerce committees and post online a report with a
national strategy and review on domestic critical supply chain
resiliency and manufacturing. It would terminate the supply chain
program within seven years of the bill's enactment. It also would
require the Commerce Department, within two years of the bill's
enactment, to submit to Congress a report with recommendations to
enhance department activities related to critical supply chain
resilience and manufacturing innovation." The House passed the bill by a
vote of 390 to 19. [House Vote 211,
5/15/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/15/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6571]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Create A Senate-Confirmed Position Of
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce For Travel And Tourism, Who Would
Establish International Tourism Goals And Evaluate Policy To Increase
Domestic Travel. In September 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the Visit America Act, which would
"create a Senate-confirmed position of assistant secretary of Commerce
for Travel and Tourism. Among other duties, it would require the
assistant secretary to establish annual goals for international
visitation to the U.S. and the value of travel and tourism commerce;
make recommendations to meet such goals; evaluate policy options to grow
the domestic travel industry; work with the Labor Department on
improving travel and tourism workforce and industry data; and develop a
strategy to help the industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and
future disruptive events. It would also statutorily establish the Travel
and Tourism Advisory Board to advise the Commerce Department on matters
relating to travel and tourism and require the Commerce Department to
develop and submit to Congress, every 10 years, a travel and tourism
strategy." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote
of 325-93. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill.
[House Vote 466,
9/29/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/29/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6965]