Fitzpatrick is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Fitzpatrick is next up for reelection in 2020.
He was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district as a Republican from 2017 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]](/static/legislator-photos/412721-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Fitzpatrick.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Fitzpatrick is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Fitzpatrick has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 12, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Brian Fitzpatrick sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
- Member, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fitzpatrick sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (26%) Crime and Law Enforcement (15%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Animals (10%) Economics and Public Finance (10%) Commerce (10%) Taxation (8%) Emergency Management (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Fitzpatrick’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4563: Restoring Enforcement Standards to Track Opioids Responsively and Effectively Act of 2019
- H.R. 4520: Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with ...
- H.R. 4443: Fair Wage Act of 2019
- H.R. 4429: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019
- H.Res. 525: Calling for the designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
- H.R. 4025: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2019
- H.R. 2915: Medical Device Guardians Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Nov 2019, Fitzpatrick missed 4 of 1,824 roll call votes, which is 0.2%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Brian Fitzpatrick for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
