2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment To The FY 2020 Minibus That
Provided Funding For Programs To Study Opioid Alternatives. In June
2019, Fitzpatrick voted for an amendment to the FY 2020 minibus that
would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "allocate $10 million for
programs to implement or study opioid alternatives in emergency
departments, from funds authorized by the bill for the Health and Human
Services Department." The vote was on adoption of the amendment. The
House adopted the amendment by a vote of 382-32. [House Vote 322,
6/13/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/13/19;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
339;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2740]