2021: Fitzpatrick Voted For Instructing The Interior Department To
Take 721 Acres Of Land In San Diego County, California Into Trust For
The Pala Band Of Mission Indians' Benefit, If The Tribe Transfers The
Land To The U.S., And Prohibiting Gaming On The Land. In November
2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land
Transfer Act of 2021 which would, according to Congressional Quarterly,
"direct the Interior Department to take approximately 721 acres of land
in San Diego County, Calif., into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band
of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers the land to the United
States. It would prohibit the tribe from conducting gaming activities on
the land taken into trust." The vote was on passage. The House passed
the bill by a vote of 397-25. [House Vote 342,
11/2/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/2/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1975]