2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Allowed
Reductions To The Total Number Of Nuclear Armed Intercontinental
Ballistic Missiles From The U.S. In July 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would
"strike the prohibition on the reduction of the total number of nuclear
armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles deployed in the United
States." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House
rejected the amendment by a vote 156-270. [House Vote 322,
7/13/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
259;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Prevented
Testing And Development Of The New Sentinel (GBSD) Nuclear Missile And
Instead Extended The Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Through 2040. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would "prevent testing and
development of the new Sentinel (GBSD) nuclear missile and instead
extend the existing Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
through at least 2040." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment.
The House rejected the amendment by a vote 118-309. [House Vote 321,
7/13/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
258;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]