2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations Bill,
Which Increased The Minimum Age Of Sale Of Tobacco Products from 18 To
21. In December 2019, Fitzpatrick voted for the FY 2020 minibus
spending bill, which represented 8 of the 12 appropriations bills.
According to Congressional Quarterly, the bill "updates the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase the minimum age of sale of
tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age." The vote was a motion to
concur. The vote was a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The
House agreed to the motion by a vote of 297-120. The Senate later passed
the bill and the President signed the bill into law. [House Vote 689,
12/17/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/17/19;
Congressional Actions,
H.R.1865]