2024: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Reducing The Salary Of Elizabeth
Klein, The Director Of The Bureau Of Ocean Management, To $1. In July
2024, Fitzpatrick voted against , according to Congressional Quarterly,
"amendment no. 9 that would reduce to $1 the salary of Bureau of Ocean
Management Director Elizabeth Klein." The vote was on the amendment. The
underlying legislation was the FY 2025 Interior-Environment
appropriations. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 145 to
267. [House Vote 383,
7/23/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/23/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.1130;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8998]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Reducing The Salary Of Melissa
Schwartz, The Communications Director For The Environmental Protection
Agency, To $1. In July 2024, Fitzpatrick voted against , according to
Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 8 that would reduce to $1 the
salary of Department of the Interior Communications Director Melissa
Schwartz." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation was
the FY 2025 Interior-Environment appropriations. The House rejected the
amendment by a vote of 134 to 272. [House Vote 382,
7/23/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/23/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.1129;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8998]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package,
Which Provided $38.9 Billion For The Interior Department, Environmental
Protection Agency And Related Agencies. In December 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted to concur with the Senate
amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which would
"provide approximately $25.5 billion for the Agriculture Department and
related agencies; $82.4 billion for the Commerce and Justice
departments and science and related agencies; $797.7 billion for the
Defense Department; $54 billion for the Energy Department and federal
water projects; $27.6 billion for the Treasury Department, federal
judiciary and a number of executive agencies; $60.7 billion for the
Homeland Security Department; $38.9 billion for the Interior
Department, EPA and related agencies; $207.4 billion for the Labor,
Health and Human Services and Education departments and related
agencies; $6.9 billion for legislative branch entities; $154.2 billion
for the Veterans Affairs Department, military construction, and related
agencies; $59.7 billion for the State Department and related agencies;
and $87.3 billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban
Development departments and related agencies." The vote was on a motion
to concur. The House concurred with the Senate amendment by a vote of
225-201, thus bill was sent to President Biden and ultimately became
law. [House Vote 549,
12/23/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/23/22;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
6552;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2617]