¶ Memorials And Monuments
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Restoring The Confederate Memorial To
The Arlington National Cemetery. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted
against , according to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 44 that
would direct the secretary of the Army to relocate the Reconciliation
Memorial, also known as the Reconciliation Monument, to its original
location in Arlington National Cemetery." The vote was on the amendment.
The underlying legislation was FY 2025 National Defense Authorization
Act. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 192 to 230. [House
Vote 269, 6/13/24;
Congressional Quarterly,
6/13/24; Congressional
Actions,
H.Amdt.978;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8070]
- The "Reconciliation Memorial" Was The Confederate Memorial Removed
From The Arlington National Cemetery In December 2023, With Only 24
Republicans Voting Against Restoring The Monument. According to
the Montana Free Press, "Among the amendments to that act was No.
44, which rekindled a festering debate over a bronze Confederate
memorial portraying a life-sized Black 'Mammy' holding up a white
child for a goodbye kiss from its war-bound father. A Black slave
trailing his uniformed owner is also depicted as part of the
'Reconciliation Memorial.' The amendment 'directs the Secretary of
the Army to relocate the Reconciliation Memorial, also known as the
Reconciliation Monument, to its original location in Arlington
National Cemetery.' The monument was removed from the federal
cemetery in December 2023 after a flurry of legal challenges. Both
Montana Reps. Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke voted for the measure
proposed by Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Georgia Republican. Amendment 44
failed [192] to 230. It was opposed by just 24 House Republicans."
[Montana Free Press,
6/21/24]