2023: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize A 5.2% Military Pay Raise And
Bonuses For Junior Enlisted Military Members To Counteract Inflation.
In July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted
for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which
would "authorize a 5.2 percent military pay increase and authorize the
Defense Department to issue bonuses to junior enlisted servicemembers to
counteract inflation." The vote was on passage. The House passed the
bill by a vote of 219 to 210, thus the bill was sent to the Senate.
[House Vote 328,
7/14/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/14/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2670]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize A 4.6% Pay Raise For The
Military. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023, which would "authorize a 4.6 percent military pay increase."
The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 329-101,
thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take
substantive action on the legislation. The FY 2023 Defense Authorization
was passed with H.R. 7776. [House Vote 350,
7/14/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/14/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Increase Military Salaries By 2.7% And
Parental Leave To 12 Weeks. In December 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
the National Defense Authorization Act For FY 2022 which would,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "authorize a 2.7 percent military
pay increase and increase parental leave for servicemembers to 12
weeks." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of
363-70. The bill was sent to President Biden and it ultimately became
law. [House Vote 405,
12/7/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/7/21;
Congressional Actions, S.
1605]
Under The Bill, All Service Members Would See A 2.7% Increase In
Their Military Basic Pay. According to CBS News, "The bill would
increase military basic pay for all service members by 2.7%." [CBS
News,
12/8/21]
The Bill Would Address Military Hunger By Requiring The
Establishment Of A "Basic Needs Allowance For Low Income Service
Members" Who Fall Under The 130% Federal Poverty Line. According
to CBS News, "Also on the domestic front, the NDAA addresses the
issue of military hunger by requiring the Pentagon to create a basic
needs allowance for low-income service members who are below 130% of
the federal poverty guidelines, in order to assist them with basic
necessities, particularly food." [CBS News,
12/8/21]
2018: Fitzpatrick Voted For An FY 2019 Conference Report Minibus
Spending Bill And Continuing Resolution That Provided A 2.6 Percent Pay
Increase For Military Personnel. In September 2018, Fitzpatrick voted
for an FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education, and Defense minibus spending bill
conference report. According to Congressional Quarterly, "Adoption of
the conference report on the bill that would provide $855.1 billion in
discretionary funding for fiscal 2019 to various departments and
agencies, including $674.4 billion for the Defense Department and
$178.1 billion for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
departments. The Defense Department total would include $606.5 billion
in base Defense Department funding subject to spending caps, and would
include $67.9 billion in overseas contingency operations funding. The
bill would provide $90.3 billion in discretionary spending for the
Health and Human Services Department, $71.4 billion for the Education
Department and $12.1 billion for the Labor Department. The measure
would also provide funding for federal government operations until Dec.
7, 2018, at an annualized rate of approximately $1.3 trillion." The
vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 361 to 61.
The president later signed the bill into law. [House Vote 405,
9/26/18; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/26/18;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6157]
2018: Fitzpatrick Voted For The $1.3 Trillion FY 2018 Omnibus
Spending Deal Which Raised Spending By $138 Billion Over FY 2017
Levels, Including A 2.4 Percent Pay Increase For Military Personnel.
In March 2018, Fitzpatrick voted for the FY 2018 Omnibus spending bill.
According to Congressional Quarterly, "Combined, the spending measures
would provide about $1.3 trillion in discretionary spending, with $1.2
trillion subject to discretionary spending caps, and $78.1 billion
designated as Overseas Contingency Operations funds. The measure's
spending levels are consistent with the increased defense and
non-defense budget caps set by the two-year budget deal agreed to last
month. That agreement increased the FY 2018 defense cap by $80 billion
and the non-defense cap by $63 billion. Given that the previous caps
were set to reduce overall discretionary spending by $5 billion, the
net increase provided by the omnibus is $138 billion over the FY 2017
level." The vote was on the motion to concur in the Senate Amendment
with an Amendment. The House agreed to the motion, thereby passing the
bill, by a vote of 256 to 167. The Senate later agreed to the
legislation, sending it to the president, who signed it into law.
[House Vote 127,
3/22/18; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/22/18; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
1625]
2017: Fitzpatrick Voted For The May 2017 FY 2017 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill That Funded A 2.1 Percent Military Personnel Pay
Raise. In May 2017, Fitzpatrick voted for the FY 2017 omnibus
appropriations bill that would keep much of the government open and
would have provided $1.16 trillion in discretionary spending. According
to Congressional Quarterly, "The agreement provide[d] funding for the
across-the-board 2.1% pay increase for military personnel that took
effect on Jan. 1, 2017. That increase was a half percentage point more
than requested. It also fund[ed] the extension of certain special pay
and bonuses for active-duty and reserve personnel, as well as 100% of
troop housing costs." Overall, the legislation would have, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "provide[d] $1.16 trillion in discretionary
appropriations through Sept. 30, 2017 for federal departments and
agencies covered by the remaining 11 fiscal 2017 spending bills. [...]
The measure would also [have] provide[d] $608 million for health
benefits for retired coal miners, $296 million for Medicaid payments to
Puerto Rico, and $341 million to replace 40 miles of existing fencing
along the southwestern border, though the designs of the fencing must
have been 'previously deployed'." The vote was on a motion to concur in
the Senate amendments. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 309
to 118. The Senate later also agreed to the legislation, sending the
bill to the president, who signed it into law. [House Vote 249,
5/3/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/2/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/4/17; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
244]