2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Specified
That Ending The CDC Foreign Traveler COVID-19 Vaccine Rule Would Not
Affect The CDC's Authority To Require Vaccinations Against COVID-19 For
Foreign Travelers In The Future. In February 2023, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to a
bill that would "specify that the bill's prohibition on implementation
of the April 2022 COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers would
not apply to implementation of any future Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention orders with similar requirements. It would strike
language from the bill that would preempt such subsequent mandates." The
vote was on the adoption the amendment. The House rejected the amendment
by a vote of 207 to 220. [House Vote 112,
2/8/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 2/8/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
82;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
185]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Specified
That Ending The CDC Foreign Traveler COVID-19 Vaccine Rule Would Not
Affect The CDC's Authority To Require Vaccinations Against Other
Diseases For Foreign Travelers. In February 2023, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against an amendment to a
bill that would "specify that the bill would not affect the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's authority, in the interest of public
health, to mandate vaccination against diseases other than COVID-19 for
foreign travelers who enter the U.S. by air travel." The vote was on the
adoption the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of
210 to 222. [House Vote 110,
2/8/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 2/8/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.
80;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
185]