2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize A Classified Funding Amount For
FY 2022 Intelligence Activities By 17 Federal Intelligence Agencies,
Including The FBI And Departments Of Defense, State And Homeland
Security's Foreign Intelligence Activities. In March 2022, according
to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the first portion of
the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations, which would "also authorize a
classified amount of funding for fiscal 2022 for intelligence-related
activities by 17 federal intelligence agencies, including foreign
intelligence activities of the FBI and the Defense, State and Homeland
Security departments." The vote was on the motion to concur in the
Senate amendment with a House amendment. The bill was divided and this
vote was the first portion of the bill. The House concurred with the
Senate by a vote of 361-69. After resolving differences, the bill was
sent to the President and became law. [House Vote 65,
3/9/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
2471]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize $1.2 Billion For Cybersecurity
Efforts And Over $285 Million For Artificial Intelligence Measures.
In December 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the National Defense
Authorization Act For FY 2022 which would provide, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "$1.2 billion to support defense-wide
cybersecurity efforts and over $285 million for artificial
intelligence-related initiatives." The vote was on passage. The House
passed the bill by a vote of 363-70. The bill was sent to President
Biden and it ultimately became law. [House Vote 405,
12/7/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/7/21;
Congressional Actions, S.
1605]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For The Defense Authorization Act For FY 2023,
Which Included The FY 2023 Intelligence Authorization. In December
2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,
which would, in part, "include the Water Resources and Development Act
and the fiscal 2023 intelligence authorization." The vote was on
passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 350-80, thus the bill
was sent to the Senate for final concurrence. The Senate concurred with
the House, sent the final bill to President Biden, and it ultimately
became law. [House Vote 516,
12/8/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/8/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1512;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7776]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Reauthorize And Expand The National
Counterproliferation Center To Include Jurisdiction Over Intelligence
Matters Related To Biosecurity. In March 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the first portion of the
Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations, which would "reauthorize and expand
the National Counterproliferation Center to include jurisdiction over
intelligence activities related to biosecurity, redesignating it as the
National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center." The vote was on
the motion to concur in the Senate amendment with a House amendment. The
bill was divided and this vote was the first portion of the bill. The
House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 361-69. After resolving
differences, the bill was sent to the President and became law. [House
Vote 65, 3/9/22;
Congressional Quarterly, 3/9/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2471]