2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Direct The President To Advance The Global
Health Security Agenda, Which Would Address Global Threats Posed By
Infectious Diseases, And Direct The State Department To Establish An
International Fund For Global Health Security And Pandemic
Preparedness. In June 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the National Science
Foundation for the Future Act which would, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "state U.S. policy and require the president to develop and
implement a strategy with regard to advancing the Global Health Security
Agenda, which is an international partnership to address global health
threats posed by infectious diseases. It would require the president to
establish a global health security strategy coordinator and an
interagency review council to coordinate relevant interagency activities
and advance the goals of the agenda. It also would direct the State
Department, in coordination with other federal agencies, to seek to
enter into negotiations with donors, relevant UN agencies and other
multilateral stakeholders to establish an international fund to support
global health security and pandemic preparedness, and it would authorize
U.S. contributions to the fund." The vote was on passage. The House
passed the bill by a vote of 307-112. [House Vote 188,
6/28/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/28/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
391]