2018: Fitzpatrick Voted To Sanction Burmese Senior Officials Who
Commit Human Rights Abuses. In May 2018, Fitzpatrick voted for an
amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly,
"prohibit[ed] the United States from providing security assistance to
the Burmese military until the secretary of State affirms that Burma has
demonstrated progress in abiding by international human rights standards
and would [have] impose[d] sanctions against current and former
senior officials of the Burmese military who perpetrated humans [sic]
rights offenses." The underlying legislation was an FY 2019 defense
authorization. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 382 to 30.
The House later passed the underlying bill. A conference report later
became law, but this provision was not included. [House Vote 227,
5/23/18; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/23/18; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
651;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5515]