2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Appropriating $8.1 Billion For The
Indian Health Service For FY 2023. In July 2022, according to
Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2023, which would provide "$8.1 billion for the Indian Health Service."
The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 220-207,
thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take
substantive action on the legislation. Congress passed and signed into
law the FY 2023 Budget through H.R. 2617. [House Vote 383,
7/20/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/20/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8294]
2023: Fitzpatrick Voted For The Native American Child Protection
Act. In September 2023, Fitzpatrick voted for a bill that would,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "place the Indian Child Abuse
Treatment Grant Program under the jurisdiction of the Indian Health
Service within the Health and Human Services Department. It would
require the IHS to encourage the use of culturally appropriate treatment
methods. The bill would require the IHS, within two years of enactment,
to report to Congress on the awarding of grants and what they have been
used to fund. The bill would also require HHS, within one year of
enactment, to establish the National Indian Child Resource and Family
Services Center, including a 12-member advisory board. It would require
the board to assist the center in coordinating programs, identifying
training and technical assistance materials, and developing
intergovernmental agreements relating to family violence, child abuse
and child neglect." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill
by a vote of 378 to 32, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. [House
Vote 394, 9/18/23;
Congressional Quarterly,
9/18/23; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
663]