2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment That Established A Voluntary
Pilot Program To Provide Gun Storages Or Safety Devices For Armed Forces
Members To Safely Store Their Firearms And Determine The Suicide
Prevention Impact. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would "establish a voluntary pilot
program to furnish to members of the Armed Forces secure gun storage or
safety devices for the purpose of securing personally owned firearms
when not in use to determine the impact on suicide prevention." The vote
was on the adoption of an amendment. The House adopted the amendment by
a vote 226-203. [House Vote 331,
7/14/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/14/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
268;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7900]