2017: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Cutting ATF Funding By $65 Million.
In September 2017, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment that would
have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "decrease[d] funding for
the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives by $64.7 million, and would [sic] and transfer[ed] the
savings to the department's spending reduction account." The underlying
legislation was a legislative vehicle for an FY 2018 Omnibus
appropriations bill. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 98 to
313. The House later passed the overall bill. The Senate took no
substantive action on the overall legislation. [House Vote 494,
9/13/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/13/17; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
370;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3354]