2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Fund Certain Agriculture Department Housing
Programs, Including $200 Million Annually Through FY 2026 For Rural
Multifamily Housing Assistance And $75 Million Annually Through FY 2031
For Housing Loan Assistance For Agricultural Workers. In March 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 which
would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "authorize funding for
certain Agriculture Department housing programs [...] it would
authorize funding for certain Agriculture Department rural housing
assistance programs, including $200 million annually through fiscal
2026 for rural multifamily housing assistance and $75 million annually
through fiscal 2031 for housing loan assistance for agricultural
workers." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote
of 247-174. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill.
[House Vote 93, 3/18/21;
Congressional Quarterly,
3/18/21; Congressional Actions,
H.R.
1603]