2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Direct The Labor Department To Report On
The Factors Affecting Employment Opportunities For Immigrants And
Refugees With Professional Credentials From Foreign Countries And
Provide Recommendations To Help Immigrants Obtain Skill-Appropriate
Jobs. In September 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act, which
would "require the Labor Department, in consultation with other
agencies, to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment
opportunities in the United States for immigrants and refugees with
professional credentials obtained in a foreign country, including to
analyze the employment history of such individuals admitted to the U.S.
in the five years before enactment and make policy recommendations to
better enable such individuals to obtain skill-appropriate employment.
It would require the department, within 18 months of enactment, to
publish and submit to Congress a report on the study." The vote was on
passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 363-52, thus the bill
was sent to President Biden and it ultimately became law. [House Vote
439, 9/19/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
9/19/22; Congressional
Actions, S.
3157]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package,
Which Provided $207.4 Billion For The Departments Of Labor, Health And
Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies. In December 2022,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted to concur with
the Senate amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which
would "provide approximately $25.5 billion for the Agriculture
Department and related agencies; $82.4 billion for the Commerce and
Justice departments and science and related agencies; $797.7 billion
for the Defense Department; $54 billion for the Energy Department and
federal water projects; $27.6 billion for the Treasury Department,
federal judiciary and a number of executive agencies; $60.7 billion for
the Homeland Security Department; $38.9 billion for the Interior
Department, EPA and related agencies; $207.4 billion for the Labor,
Health and Human Services and Education departments and related
agencies; $6.9 billion for legislative branch entities; $154.2 billion
for the Veterans Affairs Department, military construction, and related
agencies; $59.7 billion for the State Department and related agencies;
and $87.3 billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban
Development departments and related agencies." The vote was on a motion
to concur. The House concurred with the Senate amendment by a vote of
225-201, thus bill was sent to President Biden and ultimately became
law. [House Vote 549,
12/23/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/23/22;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
6552;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2617]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $9.8 Billion To The Labor
Department's Employment And Training Administration And $1.8 Billion To
Worker Protection Agencies. In March 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the second portion of the Fiscal 2022
Omnibus Appropriations, which would provide "$9.8 billion for the Labor
Department Employment and Training Administration; and $1.8 billion for
worker protection agencies." 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 second portion of the bill. The House concurred with the
Senate by a vote of 260-171. After resolving differences, the bill was
sent to the President and became law. [House Vote 66,
3/9/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
2471]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations Bill,
Which Provided $12.4 Billion For The Department of Labor. 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 measure provides $12.4 billion in discretionary
spending for programs and activities of the Labor Department, according
to appropriators, including advance appropriations from prior years.
That total is $291 million more than FY 2019 and $1.4 billion more
than requested. It provides $9.3 billion for the Employment Training
Administration (ETA) ($178 million more than FY 2019 and $1.4 billion
more than requested), and within that total provides $2.8 billion for
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grants, $1.7 billion for Job
Corps, $175 million for Registered Apprenticeships, $98 million for
the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders, and $95 million for YouthBuild
[...] It provides $1.7 billion for worker protection agencies ($48
million more than FY 2019 and $9 million more than requested), $242
million for the Wage and Hour Division, $582 for the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, and $311 million for Veterans
Employment and Training Service (VETS)." 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]