2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Urging Medical Schools
Other Health Professional Training Programs To Incorporate Nutrition
Education And Trainings That Portray The Connection Between Nutrition
And Disease. In May 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted against the adoption of the rule, which would "provide
for automatic agreement, upon adoption of the rule, to a resolution (H
Res 1118) that would express the sense of Congress that the United
States should urge medical schools and other health professional
training programs to incorporate nutrition education that demonstrates
the connection between nutrition and disease and training related to
nutrition interventions and referrals; support research on nutrition
education and the dissemination of related curricular resources for
health professional training programs; and raise awareness of the role
of nutrition in health and the responsibility of health professionals to
provide patient education and counseling about nutrition." The vote was
on the adoption of the rule. The House adopted the rule by a vote of
220-199, thus the resolution was automatically adopted. [House Vote
187, 5/17/22;
Congressional Quarterly,
5/17/22; Congressional Actions,
H.Res.
1118;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1119]
2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Supporting Health
Professional Training Related To Nutrition-Related Disease. 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 resolution (H Res 1118)
supporting health professional training related to nutrition-related
disease." 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, H.Res.
1118;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1119]