2017: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Barring The DoD From Funding Gender
Transition Except For Mental Health. In July 2017, Fitzpatrick voted
against an amendment that would have, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "prohibit[ed] the use of Defense Department funds to
provide medical treatment (other than mental health treatment) related
to gender transition to a person entitled to military medical care under
current law." The underlying legislation was an FY 2018 defense
authorization. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 209 to 214.
[House Vote 369,
7/13/17; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/17; Congressional
Actions, H. Amdt.
183;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2810]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment That Would Prohibit The
Exceptional Family Member Program From Providing Gender-Affirming
Care. In July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick
voted for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024, which would "amendment no. 53 that would prohibit the
provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or
medication, through the Exceptional Family Medical Program." The vote
was on the adoption of an amendment. The underlying legislation was the
FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The House adopted the
amendment by a vote of 218 to 205. [House Vote 275,
6/13/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/13/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.987;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8070]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment That Would Prohibit The
Exceptional Family Member Program From Providing Gender Transition Care,
Including Surgery Or Medication, To Minors In Military Families. In
July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for
an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024, which would "prohibit gender transition procedures through the
Exceptional Family Member Program for military minor family members,
including surgery or medication." The vote was on the adoption of an
amendment. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 222 to 210.
[House Vote 302,
7/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2670;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
224]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted To Prohibit The Use Of VA Funding To Provide
Gender-Affirming Care. In July 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, which would
"also prohibit the use of the bill's funds to provide abortions, to
implement a September 2022 VA rule that allows abortion counseling and
establishes exceptions for the prohibition on abortions in the medical
benefits package for veterans and civilian beneficiaries, to provide
surgical procedures or hormone therapies for gender-affirming care, and
to fly or display a flag over a VA facility or national cemetery that is
not the U.S. flag, military-related or another government jurisdiction"
The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 219 to
211, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 380,
7/27/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/27/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
4366]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted To Reauthorize The Violence Against Women Act,
Which Had Provisions Creating An Office Within The Bureau Of Prisons Who
Would Decide Which Gendered Prison A Transgender Or Intersex Person
Would Be Assigned. In February 2019, Fitzpatrick voted for legislation
reauthorizing VAWA. According to Congressional Quarterly, "This bill
reauthorizes through FY 2024 programs enacted under the Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA), and it modifies the programs to further help state and
local governments improve strategies to combat violent crimes against
women and to strengthen victim services. It makes it a crime for police
officers to sexually assault those under arrest; it increases prison
sentences for those who stalk minors and applies domestic violence
penalties against those who commit violence against a current or former
dating partner; it allows the victims of domestic violence to terminate
a housing lease without penalty and requires federal housing officials
to provide emergency transfers to different housing units if an
individual believes he or she is threatened with imminent harm or a
sexual assault recently occurred on the property; and it prohibits
individuals from begin denied unemployment benefits solely because they
lost or left their job due to domestic violence, sexual assault or other
harassment. The measure also expands existing prohibitions on the
ability of individuals to purchase firearms if they have been convicted
of domestic violence by including those who abused dating partners as
well as individuals subject to temporary court restraining orders, and
it allows certain VAWA grant monies to be used toward efforts to recover
and store firearms from individuals convicted of domestic violence.
[...] The measure establishes an office within the Bureau of Prisons
that would be responsible for deciding where to assign transgender or
intersex prisoners (i.e., to male or female prisons), as well as for
determining the placement of prisoners who have children. Prisoners who
are pregnant or in post-partum recovery could not be placed in a
segregated housing unit, unless she presents an immediate risk of harm."
The vote was on passage. The House passed the legislation by a vote of
263 to 158. [House Vote 156,
4/4/19; Congressional
Quarterly,
3/29/19;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1585]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Prohibit TRICARE, The Insurance Provider
For Active Duty Service Members And Their Families, From Covering
Gender-Affirming Care. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according
to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 52 that would prohibit
TRICARE from covering, and the Defense Department from furnishing,
gender transition surgeries and gender hormone treatments for
individuals who identify as transgender." The vote was on the amendment.
The underlying legislation was the FY 2025 National Defense
Authorization Act. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 213 to
206. [House Vote 262,
6/13/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/13/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.986;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8070]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment That Would Prohibit TRICARE
From Covering And The Defense Department From Providing Sex Reassignment
Surgeries And Hormone Treatments For Transgender Individuals. In July
2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for an
amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024, which would "prohibit TRICARE from covering and the Defense
Department from furnishing sex reassignment surgeries and gender hormone
treatments for transgender individuals." The vote was on the adoption of
an amendment. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 222 to 211.
[House Vote 301,
7/13/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/13/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
2670;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
223]
2025: Fitzpatrick Voted To Ban Transgender Women From Participating In
Sports Funded By Title IX. In January 2025, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "the bill that would effectively ban transgender women and
girls from competing on women's athletic teams that receive federal
funds. It would specifically amend existing prohibitions on sex
discrimination in federally funded (Title IX) educational programs to
also prohibit such programs from allowing persons 'whose sex is male' to
participate in athletic programs designed for girls or women. It would
specify that, for the purposes of the bill, a sex is 'based solely on a
person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.' The bill would
allow Title IX programs to permit males to train or practice with an
athletic program designed for girls or women as long as no female is
deprived of any benefit of participation, such as a place on a team,
scholarship or the ability to participate in a practice or competition."
The House passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 206. [House Vote 12,
1/14/25; Congressional
Quarterly, 1/14/25;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
28]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted To Effectively Ban Transgender Women And Girls
From Competing On Women's Sports That Receive Federal Funds And Define
Sex To Be "Based Solely On Reproductive Biology And Genetics At
Birth." In April 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of
2023, which would "effectively ban transgender women and girls from
competing on women's athletic teams that receive federal funds. It
would specifically amend existing prohibitions on sex discrimination in
federally funded (Title IX) educational programs to also prohibit such
programs from allowing persons 'whose sex is male' to participate in
athletic programs designed for girls or women. It would specify that,
for the purposes of the bill, a sex is 'based solely on a person's
reproductive biology and genetics at birth.' The bill would allow Title
IX programs to permit males to train or practice with an athletic
program designed for girls or women as long as no female is deprived of
any benefit of participation, such as a place on a team, scholarship, or
the ability to participate in a practice or competition." The vote was
on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 219 to 203, thus the
bill was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 192,
4/20/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/20/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
734]
The Bill Would Prevent Transgender Women And Girls From Playing On
Athletic Teams That Align With Their Gender Identity. According to
Congressional Quarterly, "House Republicans passed a bill Thursday
that would bar transgender women and girls from playing on athletic
teams that correspond with their gender identity, a key campaign
promise that Democrats denounced as cruel and discriminatory. The
measure (HR 734), which passed the House on a party-line vote of
219-203, is part of a larger campaign waged by conservatives around
the nation to curtail transgender civil rights." [Congressional
Quarterly, 4/20/23]
The Bill Would Modify Title IX, Which Bars Discrimination On The
Basis Of Sex In Federally-Funded Educational Institutions, By
Preventing Anyone Who Was Born Male At Birth From Participating In
Women's Or Girls' Sports. According to Congressional Quarterly,
"The measure would amend Title IX, a federal law barring
discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded educational
institutions. The changes would prevent anyone whose biological sex
at birth was male from participating in high school and college
sports programs for women or girls." [Congressional Quarterly,
4/20/23]
Republicans Claimed Transgender Women And Girls Were Taking
Athletic And Scholarship Opportunities For Cis Women Athletes.
According to Congressional Quarterly, "Transgender individuals
constitute a tiny minority of the U.S. population. But Republicans
say trans women and girls are taking athletic and scholarship
opportunities from female athletes." [Congressional Quarterly,
4/20/23]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The Protection Of Women And
Girls In Sports Act Of 2023. In April 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the "motion to recommit the bill to
the House Education and Workforce Committee." The vote was on a motion
to recommit. The House rejected the motion by a vote of 204 to 218.
[House Vote 191,
4/20/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/20/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
734]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment That Would Require A Study On
The Psychological, Developmental, Participatory And Sociological Effects
For Allowing Transgender Women And Girls To Participate In Women's And
Girls' Sports. In April 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for an amendment to the Protection of Women and Girls
in Sports Act of 2023, which would "require the Government
Accountability Office to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress
on the psychological, developmental, participatory and sociological
effects that permitting trans women to participate in women's and
girls' sports has on cis women." The vote was on the adoption of an
amendment. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 216 to 205.
[House Vote 190,
4/20/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/20/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
734;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
169]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The Protection Of Women And
Girls In Sports Act Of 2023. In April 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the "adoption of the rule (H Res 298)
that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 734) limiting
the participation of transgender women in school athletics [...] The
rule would provide for one hour of general debate on each measure. It
would make in order floor consideration of two amendments to HR 734."
The vote was on the adoption of the rule. The House adopted the rule by
a vote of 217 to 202. [House Vote 186,
4/18/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/18/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
298;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
734]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The Protection Of Women And
Girls In Sports Act Of 2023. In April 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the "motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule
(H Res 298) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR
734) limiting the participation of transgender women in school athletics
[...] The rule would provide for one hour of general debate on each
measure. It would make in order floor consideration of two amendments to
HR 734." The vote was on a motion to order the previous question. The
House agreed to the motion by a vote of 218 to 203. [House Vote 185,
4/18/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/18/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
298;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
734]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For An Amendment To The FY 2020 Minibus
Spending Bill That Blocked The Trump Administration's Ban Transgender
Individuals Serving In The Military. In June 2019, Fitzpatrick voted
for an amendment to the FY 2020 minibus appropriations bill, which
would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "prohibit the use of funds
made available under the Defense Department title of the bill (Division
C) to implement a March 2019 department memorandum related to military
service by transgender individuals and individuals with gender
dysphoria." The vote was on adoption. The House adopted the amendment by
a vote of 231-187, but the related bill was never taken up in the
Senate. [House Vote 344,
6/19/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/19/19;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.362;
Congressional Actions,
H.R.2740]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted To Oppose Trump's Plan To Restrict Transgender
Americans From Serving In The Military. In March 2019, Fitzpatrick
voted for a resolution that would, according to Politico, "rebuffed a
move by the Trump administration to restrict transgender individuals
from serving in the military. Voting 238-185, the House approved a
nonbinding resolution opposing transgender troop limits just weeks
before the Pentagon's new policy is set to take effect. [...]
Democrats have hammered Trump and the Pentagon for undoing the policy on
a whim without consulting military leaders. [...] The Pentagon, which
was caught flat-footed by Trump's abrupt announcement, has since refined
the final policy under former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. The new
guidelines are not a blanket ban on transgender individuals serving in
the military, but, among other provisions, they would require troops
diagnosed with gender dysphoria after the policy takes effect to serve
in their biological sex. They would also bar people with a history of
gender dysphoria from joining unless they've been medically stable in
their biological sex for 36 months and haven't transitioned." The vote
was on the resolution. The House agreed to the resolution by a vote of
238 to 185. [House Vote 135,
3/28/19; Politico,
3/28/19;
Congressional Actions, H. Res.
124]