2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Name A U.S. Courthouse And Federal Building
In Tallahassee, Florida After Joseph Woodrow Hatchett. In May 2022,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that
would "designate the U.S. courthouse and federal building located at 111
North Adams St. in Tallahassee, Fla., as the 'Joseph Woodrow Hatchett
United States Courthouse and Federal Building.'" The vote was on
passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 230-190, thus the bill
was sent to the President. [House Vote 212,
5/18/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/18/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
2938]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Naming A U.S. Courthouse
And Federal Building In Tallahassee, Florida After Joseph Woodrow
Hatchett. In May 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted against the "adoption of the rule (H Res 1119) that
would provide for House floor consideration for [...] a bill (S 2938)
designating the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett Courthouse in Tallahassee, Fla."
The vote was on the adoption of the rule. The House adopted the rule by
a vote of 220-199. [House Vote 187,
5/17/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/17/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
2938;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1119]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Naming A U.S. Courthouse
And Federal Building In Tallahassee, Florida After Joseph Woodrow
Hatchett. In May 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted against the "motion to order the previous question
(thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res
1119) that would provide for House floor consideration for [...] a
bill (S 2938) designating the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett Courthouse in
Tallahassee, Fla." The vote was on a motion to order the previous
question. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 221-195. [House
Vote 186, 5/17/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
5/17/22; Congressional
Actions, S.
2938;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1119]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Name A U.S. Courthouse And Federal Building
In Tallahassee, Florida After Joseph Woodrow Hatchett. In March 2022,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that
would "designate the U.S. courthouse and federal building located at 111
North Adams St. in Tallahassee, Fla., as the 'Joseph Woodrow Hatchett
United States Courthouse and Federal Building.'" The vote was on
passage. The House lacked a 2/3 majority and rejected the bill by a vote
of 238-187. [House Vote 95,
3/30/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/30/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
2938]
The Bill Would Rename A Federal Courthouse In Tallahassee After
The First African American That Served In The Florida Supreme
Court. According to WTXL Tallahassee, "A bill that would have
renamed a federal courthouse in Tallahassee to recognize the first
African American Florida Supreme Court justice failed to pass in the
United States House of Representatives." [WTXL Tallahassee,
4/1/22]
Georgia Congressman Andrew S. Clyde (R) Led Opposition Efforts To
Renaming The Courthouse After Hatchett Due To A 1999 Florida Supreme
Court Decision Relating To Student Prayer In Public School District
Graduation Ceremonies. According to WTXL Tallahassee, "According
to a news release Thursday from U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, who represents
Florida's 5th Congressional District that includes portions of the
city of Tallahassee, the bill received opposition from Georgia Rep.
Andrew S. Clyde. Clyde, a Republican, represents Georgia's Ninth
Congressional District in northeast Georgia. Lawson, a Democrat who
sponsored the bill in the House, said Clyde shared a 1999 ruling by
Hatchett regarding student prayer at a public school district's
graduation ceremonies." [WTXL Tallahassee,
4/1/22]
1999: Hatchett Participated In The Majority Opinion By The 11th
Circuit Court Of Appeals That Ruled That A Florida Public School
District Policy To Permit Student-Approved Prayer During Graduation
Ceremonies Was Unconstitutional Due To Freedom Of Religion.
According to WTXL Tallahassee, "According to an Associated Press
article from May 1999, Hatchett was part of the majority opinion by
the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeal that ruled a Duval County
School district's policy to allow student-approved prayer during
graduation ceremonies violated constitutional protections of freedom
of religion." [WTXL Tallahassee,
4/1/22]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Name A U.S. Courthouse In Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania After Sylvia H. Rambo. In March 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that would
"designate the located at 1501 North 6th St. in Harrisburg, Pa., as the
'Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse.'" The vote was on passage.
The House passed the bill by a vote of 364-61, thus the bill was sent to
the President and ultimately became law. [House Vote 96,
3/30/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/30/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
1226]