2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize $3.97 Billion Annually For
Forest Service Employee Salaries And Costs, Including $1.6 Billion For
Wildfire Management Jobs. In July 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the Continental Divide Trail Completion
Act, which would "authorize $3.97 billion annually for Forest Service
employee salaries and expenses, including $1.6 billion for wildfire
management positions." The vote was on passage. The House passed the
bill by a vote of 218-199, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The
Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 414,
7/29/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/29/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5118]