2017: Fitzpatrick Voted To Reaffirm The United States' Commitment To
Article Five Of NATO. In June 2017, Fitzpatrick voted for legislation
that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "reaffirm[ed]
the United States' commitment to NATO's principle of collective defense
as outlined in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The resolution
would [have] welcome[d] the Republic of Montenegro as the 29th
member of the NATO Alliance." The vote was on a motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill. The House agreed to the motion, thereby passing
the bill, by a vote of 423 to 4. [House Vote 328,
6/27/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/27/17; Congressional
Actions, H. Res.
397]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Not
Allowed The Defense Department To Make Funding Available For The NATO
Joint Fund Established For The Defence Innovation Accelerator For The
North Atlantic (DIANA) Initiative. In July 2023, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which would
"strike from the bill a section to authorize the Defense Department to
make funds available to NATO for the joint fund established for the
Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)
initiative." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House
rejected the amendment by a vote of 79 to 353. [House Vote 319,
7/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2670;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
245]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Prohibiting Funding For NATO Until The
defense Secretary Certifies That Each Member Country Spent Two Percent
Of Gross Domestic Product On Defense. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted
against , according to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 36 that
would prohibit the use of funds authorized by the bill for any project
or activity related to NATO until the Defense secretary certifies to the
congressional defense committees that each member country of NATO has
spent 2 percent of the respective gross domestic product on defense
expenditures." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation
was the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The House rejected
the amendment by a vote of 81 to 346. [House Vote 259,
6/12/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/12/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.972;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8070]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Expressing That The Majority Of NATO
Were Relying "For Too Long" On U.S. Financial And Military Contributions
And That Members Should Be Meeting At Least 2% GDP Defense Spending
Obligation. In July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which would "express the sense
of Congress that the majority of NATO members have relied 'for too long'
on the financial and military contributions of the U.S. and that all
member countries should meet a minimum 2 percent GDP defense spending
obligation." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House
rejected the amendment by a vote of 212 to 218. [House Vote 320,
7/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2670;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
246]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Urge NATO To Accept The Applications Of
Finland And Sweden For NATO Membership And Call On NATO Members To Meet
The 2% Defense Spending Pledge. In July 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a resolution that would
"state that the House of Representatives expresses support for Finland
and Sweden's applications to NATO, opposes any attempt by Russia to act
in an adverse way to their applications, calls on NATO member states to
formally support their accession, and urges all NATO members to meet the
2 percent defense spending pledge agreed to at the 2014 Wales summit."
The vote was on passage. The House passed the resolution by a vote
394-18. [House Vote 364,
7/18/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/18/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1130]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Support The Membership Of Finland And
Sweden Into NATO. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023, which would "express U.S. support for membership for Finland
and Sweden in NATO." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill
by a vote 329-101, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did
not take substantive action on the legislation. The FY 2023 Defense
Authorization was passed with H.R. 7776. [House Vote 350,
7/14/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/14/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Striking Funding For The NATO Security
Investment Program. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted against ,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 16 that would
strike funding for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying
legislation was the FY 2025 Military Construction-VA Appropriations. The
House rejected the amendment by a vote of 46 to 354. [House Vote 239,
6/4/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/4/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.934;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8580]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $293 Million For The NATO Security
Investment Program To Counter Russian And Chinese Military Activities.
In July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted
for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024, which would "also provide $293 million for
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program,
intended to counter Russian and Chinese military activities." The vote
was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 219 to 211, thus
the bill was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 380,
7/27/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/27/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
4366]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have
Transferred $73.3 Million From The NATO Security Investment Program To
The Spending Reduction Account. In July 2023, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024, which would "decrease funding by $73.3
million for the NATO Security Investment Program, and transfer the
savings to the spending reduction account." The vote was on the adoption
of an amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 83 to
347. [House Vote 371,
7/26/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/26/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
4366;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
293]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have
Transferred $3 Million From The NATO Security Investment Program To The
Spending Reduction Account. In July 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to the Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2024, which would "reduce by $3 million funding for the NATO Security
Investment Program and transfer the savings to the spending reduction
account." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House
rejected the amendment by a vote of 99 to 327. [House Vote 370,
7/26/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/26/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
4366;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
292]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted To Prohibit The Use Of Funds To Withdraw From
NATO. In January 2019, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "prohibit[ed] the use of funds to take any
action to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and would [have] express[d] the sense of Congress that
the president should not withdraw the U.S. from NATO." The vote was on a
motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The House agreed to the
motion, thereby passing the bill, by a vote of 357 to 22. [House Vote
44, 1/22/19;
Congressional Quarterly, 1/22/19;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
676]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For A Resolution That Reaffirmed Unequivocal
Support For NATO's Democratic Principles, Urged NATO To Continue To
Support Ukraine, And Supported The Establishment Of A Center For
Democratic Resilience Within NATO. In April 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a resolution that would
"state that the House of Representatives reaffirms its unequivocal
support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as an alliance
founded on democratic principles and urges NATO to continue to support
the people of Ukraine as they fight for their sovereignty, territorial
integrity and a democratic future. It would call on the president to use
the voice and vote of the United States to adopt a new strategic concept
for NATO that is clear about its support for shared democratic values
and committed to enhancing NATO's capacity to strengthen democratic
institutions within member, partner and aspirant countries. It would
also call on the president to support the establishment of a Center for
Democratic Resilience within NATO headquarters." The vote was on
passage. The House passed the resolution by a vote of 362-63. [House
Vote 115, 4/5/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
4/5/22; Congressional Actions,
H.Res.
831]
2019: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The FY 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA), Which Expressed The Support Of The U.S.
Commitment To Nato. In December 2019, Fitzpatrick effectively voted
for the FY 2020 NDAA. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The
agreement prohibits the use of funds to terminate, suspend, or file
notice of withdrawal for the United States from NATO." The vote was on
adoption of the conference report to accompany the bill. The House
adopted the conference report by a vote of 377-48. The bill was later
passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President. [House Vote
672, 12/11/19;
Congressional Quarterly,
12/17/19;
Congressional Actions,
S.1790]