2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Extend The $10 Million Annual Funding For
Human Rights Act Activities In North Korea Through FY 2028. In
November 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to Congressional
Quarterly, "he bill, as amended, that would extend the current
authorization of $10 million a year for activities under the North
Korean Human Rights Act through fiscal 2028, including to provide
humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees, promote democracy and
human rights and improve access to information in North Korea. The bill
would continue to require the State Department to report on human rights
in North Korea and the humanitarian assistance provided. It would also
require the department to report to Congress on efforts to appoint a new
special envoy for North Korean human rights, if the position remains
vacant for one year. It would require reports to Congress from the State
Department and U.S. Agency for Global Media on the status and content of
current U.S. broadcasting to North Korea, and the extent to which the
agency has achieved the goal of increased broadcasting to the nation."
The House passed the bill by a vote of 335 to 37. [House Vote 474,
11/20/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/20/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3012]
2019: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The FY 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA), Which Imposed New Secondary Economic Sanctions
On North Korea. In December 2019, Fitzpatrick effectively voted for
the FY 2020 NDAA. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The measure
establishes new secondary economic sanctions, including asset blocking,
on foreign individuals and organizations that provide significant
financial services to persons sanctioned for doing business with north
Korea. It also prohibits any company owned by a U.S. financial
institution from conducting business with those persons." 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]
2017: Fitzpatrick Voted For New Or Expanded Sanctions On North Korea
As Part Of A Larger Sanctions Bill On Iran, North Korea And Russia. In
July 2017, Fitzpatrick voted for legislation that would have, according
to Congressional Quarterly, "impose[d] multiple new or expanded
sanctions on North Korea, including sanctions against entities that
purchase certain metals or minerals from North Korea, and would [have]
require[d] the secretary of State to make a determination as to
whether North Korea constitutes a 'state sponsor of terrorism.'" In
addition, also according to Congressional Quarterly, the legislation
would have "codif[ied] certain existing sanctions on Russia, including
various sanctions tied to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, Moscow's
annexation of Crimea, and malicious cyber activities relating to the
2016 U.S. elections. The bill would [have] establish multiple new
sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on entities conducting
malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government and
entities which conduct business with the Russian intelligence and
defense sectors. The bill would [have] impose[d] various new or
expanded sanctions against Iran, including sanctions on persons that
engage in or pose a risk of materially contributing to Iran's ballistic
missile program and sanctions on officials, agents or affiliates of
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps." The vote was on passage. The
House passed the bill by a vote of 419 to 3. The Senate then passed the
legislation, sending the bill to President Trump, who signed it into
law. [House Vote 413,
7/25/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/25/17;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3364]