2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Codify The National Risk Index Tool,
Require The Federal Government To Designate Community Disaster
Resilience Zones, And Allow For The Increase Of The Federal Share Of
Public Infrastructure Pre-Disaster Migration Assistance To 90%. In
December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted
for the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022, which would
"codify the National Risk Index tool, requiring the federal government
to develop and maintain publicly accessible products that identify
natural hazard risks, including relevant ratings and data for loss
exposure, social vulnerability and community resilience. It would
require the tool to be reviewed and updated within 180 days of enactment
and at least once every five years thereafter. It would also require the
federal government to designate the 50 census tracts assigned the
highest hazard risk after each periodic update as 'community disaster
resilience zones.' Within these areas, it would allow the federal
government to increase the federal share of public infrastructure
pre-disaster migration assistance to 90 percent and provide financial or
technical assistance to entities that plan to perform resilience or
migration projects." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill
by a vote of 333-92, thus the bill was sent to President Biden and it
ultimately became law. [House Vote 507,
12/6/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/6/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
3875]