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About Ads Hide These Ads. Ransom Disclosure Act would require companies disclose ransom payments to Department of Homeland…. Michael Fitzpatrick. I am a constituent. I have an opinion I want to share. I need help, have a question, or want to schedule a tour. I am not a constituent. I live elsewhere. Otherwise, try contacting your own representative: Find Your Representative ». I am not sure. Find Your Representative ». Fitzpatrick voted Nay H.
Fitzpatrick voted Yea H. This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, [pdf], which was approved by the House on December …. Fitzpatrick voted Aye H. Fitzpatrick voted No H. Comparatively, the th Congress had 7. Trade adjustment assistance TAA is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services.
The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority TPA , also known as fast-track authority. TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U. Fitzpatrick was one of 86 Republicans to vote in favor of TAA. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster.
Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance TAA , which was rejected earlier the same day.
Fitzpatrick was one of Republicans to support the measure. Fitzpatrick was one of Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment. Fitzpatrick was one of Republicans to vote in favor of HR The bill "authorizes FY appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense DOD programs and activities, including military personnel strengths.
It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, On April 30, , the House voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government.
All Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Fitzpatrick voted with other Republicans to approve the bill. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review.
Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove, or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Fitzpatrick voted with other Republican representatives to approve the bill. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Fitzpatrick voted with Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill. Suspension of Iran sanctions relief On September 11, , the House approved HR —To suspend until January 21, , the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran —by a vote of HR prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, , from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person including entities listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPA from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury.
Presidential non-compliance of section 2 On September 10, , the House passed H Res —Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of —by a vote of Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review.
House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress. Fitzpatrick voted with Republicans for the resolution.
The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U.
It became law on June 2, The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.
Fitzpatrick voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. It also proposed including liability protections for companies. Fitzpatrick voted with Republicans and Democrats in favor of the bill.
Fitzpatrick voted with Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill. The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent. Comparatively, the th Congress had 4. The bill passed the House on June 6, , with a vote of - and was largely along party lines. Fitzpatrick voted against House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place.
The bill passed the House on April 18, , with a vote of - The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill passed the House on June 14, , with a vote of - Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.
On January 29, , the U. The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 15, , the Republican -run House approved H.
Fitzpatrick voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill. On September 30, , the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect.
The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff.
It passed through the House with a vote of In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. The shutdown ended on October 16, , when the House took a vote on HR after it was approved by the Senate. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period.
The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. Fitzpatrick voted for HR Fitzpatrick declined to accept his salary while the government was shutdown. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, , with a vote of - The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos.
The vote largely followed party lines. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, , with a vote of The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines. The bill passed through the House on August 2, , with a vote of The amendment failed on July 4, , by a vote of The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the Patriot Act.
Both parties were split on the vote. On July 30, , the U. House approved a resolution to to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority.
All Democrats voted against the resolution. Fitzpatrick voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and , while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a - vote on January 1, Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District was a battleground district in Incumbent Michael G. Fitzpatrick R , who served in Congress from to and was elected once again in , chose not to seek re-election in , leaving the seat open.
Fitzpatrick decided not to run in because of self-imposed term limits. Steve Santarsiero D in the general election on November 8, Fitzpatrick had been diagnosed with colon cancer in He was in remission in when he ran for Congress again.
It was inspiring. In , Rep. Fitzpatrick underwent surgery after a cancer screening. His battle with cancer had continued in recent years, those who knew him said. In Washington, Rep. Fitzpatrick focused on issues that included medical device safety, abortion, the banking reform debate , and end-of-life care.
While he supported Republican priorities such as repealing the Affordable Care Act and lowering taxes and spending, Rep. Moderate, easy to get along with. Hudome called Rep. Murphy, who beat Rep. No one worked harder than Mike.
He attended St.
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