2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Require Federal Wildland Firefighters To Be
Paid A Minimum Of $20 Per Hour And Provide Them Seven Consecutive Days
Of Special Mental Health Leave. In July 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the Continental Divide
Trail Completion Act, which would "establish a minimum pay rate of
approximately $20 per hour for federal wildland firefighters and
provide them up to seven consecutive days of special mental health
leave." 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]